In and Out

I've looked at this blog several times since my last posting, checking in and out.
Funny how now that I have one, blog, that is, I'm aware of the call...putting my voice "out there"
for myself and others.
That's what I'm noticing.
Sometimes it's good to ....yes, be quiet.
Rest.
Intake.
Restore the balance.
Sometimes no matter how much the mind wants me to do something, my body says rest.
The blog can wait.

Not today!  I'm back in.....in touch. Every day is a new day....to let come what wants to come.
No forcing. Feels better.

Such Relief

Finishing up a big project....gives such a sense of satisfaction.
Climbing the mountain and looking into the valley.....looking over both shoulders.
Facing the sun, the moon, the stars, the universe....feeling such a joy.

Thank you, God. Thank you, my instructor. Thank you, my partners. Thank you, my classmates.
Thank you, my parents, friends, family.....wonderful husband.

It's a YES day.

I discovered edublogs.org

Where have I been???
I'm noticing more and more info now available, especially since I discovered edublogs.org...thousands and thousands of education people - like me - blogging.  Imagine the time to read all that "interesting" information...
One must be selective, discretionary, balanced.

I'm reminded of when I first learned the computer in 1983, preparing for the Olympics in L.A. I remember feeling a person could get "sucked into" the world on the screen. I didn't want to sit for hours learning, looking, looking further, linking endlessly....ahhhhh.  It blew me away how engrossing and ...seductive the information was. 
And still is!
Is it better today?  In some ways yes, someways no.

Perennial challenge....choice. Balance. Consequences. Re-examining. Choosing again.

Ahh, life.
May I be focused on what I really want, and less distracted by all the stuff around me.
I love to notice things, but where I put my attention...that is something else.
You know what I mean.

Saturday Noticing, Reflecting, Appreciating

I woke up early....composing a blog message, paper writing, collaborative project completion ...on my mind.
Couldn't do it, get up that is. My mind needed more rest.
After exercising and necessary cleaning, put my backside down on my chair at the computer to explore the subjects of:  Blogging in Education and Facebook in Education. Whoa!!!
Amazing, esp blogging!!!!  EduBlog has been around since 2005. Look how much I've missed, BUT
the question really seems to me, for me, maybe you, too:
How much can you keep connecting with online and balancing your life away from the computer?

I may, that is, may, set up something with my summer class in the lab. Need to be very prepared.
Results could be wonderful. Me, need to do my homework. Summer school starts the Monday after
a Friday finish of a semester.  Ahhh, time, time, time.
Maybe I'll prepare while I sleep!
Hmmm.  Maybe not.

To be explored. I welcome ideas of how you might be using blogs in your classroom.
It's trippy having a firmer foot in the e-world of education, and good.
I'm grateful.
Real time in the classroom....we've got to be prepared for anything.
Makes such a difference.