I just read a quote this evening in twitter that suggested that giving into cynicism implies a lack of belief in grace. Interesting, because on this night before my first day of school, it would be easy to give into cynicism. I still love my job - that is being a school librarian and an English teacher. My students, the books, my colleagues - all of these bring me joy. But sometimes the outside forces are overwhelming: paperwork (not the good kind :-), budget cuts, paper work, contract negotiations, paper work, more with less. I may have been feeling more cynicism and less grace. Then I encountered this lovely post by the Library Lady that challenges me to have a great start to my school year. I thought I should list my favorite of the 27 ways to have a great school year, but I am having trouble choosing a favorite. Perhaps it is "Be the change you want to be..." All organizations need improvement. My job should be to facilitate that improvement, not wallow in the difficulties. I plan to download and post the infographic to remind me of that job when outside forces threaten to overwhelm.

Also, as an aside, I have not used either of the technologies referenced in the blog article. Shame on me for that. I will be setting aside time to explore these soon. I have not been "making time to make."