Moments

They say life is measured by moments that take our breath away. If that were true, I can honestly say that today... I have lived. I want to remember this day by being grateful and so...

I am thankful that I have a job that I would still have taken even if I didn't get paid.

I am thankful that I look forward to teaching each day with a sense of excitement and a bit of anxiety even if I have taught the lesson for many times already.

I am thankful for the gift of students who don't just readily accept my ideas, challenge my opinions and voice out their own thoughts because they empower me to do better and be better each and every time.

I am thankful for those first-day moments when I walk inside the classroom to meet a new set of students and hear hushed remarks of "Yes!". In that second, the word "tired" loses all its meaning.

I am thankful for good friends who want nothing but the best for me even when they express it in ways I do not fully comprehend.

I am thankful for the chance to see my students succeed.

I am thankful for the gift of courage that enables me to do more than I ever thought I could in a lifetime.

I am thankful for love.. for all its wonders which make life truly worth living.