I Love My Life

This is the life that I was given

How do I deal?

We are living in a desert

It is beautiful!

The days are just right

The night skies are great

It’s nice to dream.

Free at last

I can breathe

The bad makes me appreciate the good

I once had a dream.

It is real

I pinch myself and I feel it.

I cut myself and I bleed.

These are the days

It’s hot outside?

Swim suit and sunscreen is all I need

There’s a storm coming?

Dancing in the rain is what I'll do

No obstacle is bigger than my God

They want to attack me, but they shall see

They are going to hurt themselves trying

I get paid in blessings not currency

This is too perfect

I’m living the dream

Worry free

Too good that it creates some anxiety

Is it really supposed to be this way?

I fell and scraped my knee

I was just kidding

They wanted to celebrate already

I put them to the test

They can't fool me

Testing the waters

Better yet testing the ocean

Taking a step

It’s okay to fall

A friend fell

Time to pick him up

I received a message from someone

On my way

Another adventure

Another chapter

What’s next?

The fun never ends

Up and down the rollercoaster goes

There goes another cheap shot

I guess I’ll turn and take another one

I’ll take everything

This world is full of it

It's full of crap and gold

I want it all

The good and the bad

I have chores

I take out the trash like a man

I’m just a soul whose intentions are good

Oh Lord, I’m being misunderstood

I’m just an instrument

This is not my plan

I walk into a dark valley

I use one of my secret powers and run fast

Gun shots were fired

Were they aiming for me?

Did I cheat?

I’m not the victim or the prey

This world belongs to the brave

It takes courage to withstand the hits

Survival of the fittest

The whistle is blowing, Here we go!

Love is in the air

I’m practicing how to fly

I’m almost there

At night when all the world is sleeping

Do you think of me like I think of you?

My world can be yours too

Take these treasures before somebody tries to steal them

Take my heart

I’m saving everything to share with you

You do exist

I’ll be right back

I’m taking my talents overseas

Another villain arrived

He’s never met me before

Now he’s digging his own grave

I feel the nice breeze

I have an iced cold drink

Received some good news

Paradise is here

This is not a dream

Give me scars and pain

I have more dues to pay

Plus I want a new toy

I pay with works

I work for food

I’m no different than a homeless or a slave

Therefore I’m no different than a king or a knight

I’m capable

I did it for me

Admittedly, I probably did it subliminally for you

But I just met you

I'll call you maybe

Only if you hope to be more than friends.

Wow! I can touch the sky now

Don’t tell anybody

It's a secret for now

I’m saving that for later

Laughing my butt off

Life is a joke

Momma said they’ll be days like this

My phone is ringing

I have to go

Another mission

I love how this crazy world can be beautiful

Live for today!

Summer Time!

One week of summer has gone by. What did I do? I slept the entire week. That would be my typical response to the media. I did way more than that, but I don’t want everyone to know about the underground work that I’ve been doing. Are you kidding me? This is the World Wide Web and I don’t want the public to know.

Did I mention that I loved my job? Okay, I’m going to stop bragging for now and time to get serious. June, July, and August are the best months out of the year for me. They are filled with lots of fun activities and I am my own boss. My school district still pays me for those months to do absolutely nothing. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve earned that right August through May, believe me because it’s nonstop action, but my reward is the summer. I don’t know any other job that gives you 3 months off. Maybe a 2 week vacation tops, but 3 months? Either way, I’ve been given a short time frame to regroup so that I can come back and repeat that challenging cycle, but come back a better person than what existed in May. This is my offseason to improve in everything that I can. There’s not a lot of time, but I can assure you that when I come back partied out ready for next school year, I will not be the same person that I was yesterday. In the summer (June, July, and August):

1. I sleep as much as I sleep the entire school year because some days I don’t even sleep. There’s just so much work and procrastinating that takes place. I finally get to sleep when I want for as long as I want. “El sueño es la mitad de la vida.”

2. I eat more during these three months than normal, so that’s why it’s important to watch what I eat and eat what I watch. If I’m in California anything goes. “Una vez al año no hace daño.”

3. I work out more than usual because I have the time and motivation to do so. After all, who wears shirts in the summer? I have to so I can compensate because all the food that I consume requires me to burn those calories, so that’s another reason. Yeah, I burn calories, yeah I work out. These fitness gurus said: Guys, you want guns? Girls you want buns…Well, You have to work hard. “Preocúpate por número uno y que número dos se preocupe Dios.”

4. I filled my mind with knowledge by most recently taking summer classes to finish my degree. On a personal level I have several books to read, and film to study, etc. We never stop learning. Anything that will give me an edge. “Vamos a descansar cuando vayamos a morir.”

5. I do some summer cleaning. This is one way to get organized and keep things simple and clutter free. Organize your stuff, and you organize your life! Okay, okay, I’ll get to it. “El huevo tiene doble trabajo.”

6. I spend a lot of time with my family and friends more during this time than the rest of the year. They keep in touch all year round even in long distance and vice versa. I like to take the opportunity to add to the fun memories by traveling and visiting my people. Everyone expects my visit every year. They anticipate it and prepare for my hyperactive behavior. It’s all a show. “La familia viene primero.”

7. I take the opportunity to learn more about my faith, so that I can continue to do God’s work. On top of everything else, He even gives me three months every year to get closer to Him because He is good and deserving of my love and attention. “Gracias a Dios por un pan que comer sin saberlo merecer.”

8. I have fun! I am thankful for every summer day, even the 100+ degree days. I enjoy them because these are the days that should be cherished, what a wonderful blessing. If a person in my position cannot be happy during this time of year, then that person is not going to be happy in other times of the year no matter the day, time, weather, etc. There’s so much to do. Get a tan, don’t forget your sunscreen of at least an SPF 30, go out where’s there’s air conditioning, shop, movie theaters, travel to other areas of the country better yet other areas of the world, or some days it might be better to stay home and get better/improve because some days I like to take care of business, but whatever it is that I do I’m going to enjoy it.

Last Day = Sad Day

The last day of school is the happiest and saddest day of the year. It gets worse every year. I don’t know what it is. I get attached to these kids, being together for two years straight, and all of a sudden I realize that I won’t see them daily again. We’ve been through so many battles together that will never be forgotten. They become part of my life. I used to see them first thing every morning, eat lunch together, have them during class and in some cases multiple classes, I would see them after school, and with athletes it’s a special bond, it’s extracurricular during practice and games, sometimes these countless hours that we share include weekends. Often I’m the first person every morning to acknowledge them, of course they’re going to admire that, everyone does, they have done the same for me during their two year term in junior high. We share our dreams, fears, and stories. I become their hero, and they become mine. And just like that they are out of your life :’( I hate goodbyes, but I’ll see them again though, I always do. This day has become very difficult for me. I guess this pain is the prize that I have to pay for a wonderful and restful summer, that potentially always leads to cherished memories. I don’t like letting go, but these kids need to be set free to explore and experience other great things. The world is theirs! My way of coping is sitting right here in my classroom alone, without doing anything. All of my work has been done for the school year, but I don’t want to leave my second home just yet. Once I leave from here, it’s not going to be the same as it begins to prepare for a new set of students, new goals, new obstacles, and new battles against evil. I don’t want to let go, but I must, and before I do I’m sitting here looking at this empty room as it is one last time, and when everybody leaves besides the janitors I think I might take a walk down the hallways of what once belonged to them. If they can read this right now, I want to tell them that I wish them the best, and that they will forever be in my heart and in my prayers. Thank y’all for EVERYTHING!!!!! Thank you for being just the way you are.

"To be yourself in a world that’s trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." -Ralph Waldo Emerson