be less cynical

I’m still working on this one. I’m a high school teacher so it’s pretty difficult to keep the cynicism from creeping up and swallowing me whole. I see first hand every day how our culture impacts education. The realities that we are an insanely litigious society and that every other student has ADD have completely stripped the notions of personal accountability and responsibility. Laziness is not a disability!

And so ends my rant for the day.

My husband’s friend commented the other day on how he approaches new relationships (or just meeting people in general). He said that he starts off disliking everyone and then, over the course of time, if they give him reason to, he’ll eventually grow to like them. He says it’s much easier than the other way around, because invariably, he usually winds up disappointed.

I, of course, was repulsed by this, but not because I disagreed with him. I actually understood his line of thinking, and that upset me to no end. I don’t want to be cynical. I just find it so difficult to get through the day without encountering someone acting like a complete a*%hole.

I have a wonderful husband, a great group of friends and family, and there are a few friends at work who brighten my day, but then the world finds a way in, and it’s not pretty.

Everyone has their own unique formula for finding happiness and contentment, and while I’m working on it, I’m having trouble wading through the muck. This site gives me hope.