A New Day

This is just another day for many, but for me it is a new day. Today marks the first time in 34 years that I am not excited and prepared for the first day of school. I haven't been back-to-school shopping. I don't have a new assortment of pens & notepads, no new school clothes or bag, no lunch packed.  What a difference retirement makes!

Last night my mind wasn't full of "first day of school" thoughts racing around.  I did wonder how my friends had setup their classrooms, decorated the doors and bulletin boards to welcome the new classes and if they were so excited they wouldn't sleep. I didn't set the alarm clock, that I never needed anyway. I had an internal alarm to wake me before the buzzer sounded. This morning I awoke to this new day missing the expectation of the new school year.

As I write this now, the doors of VPE are opening to students eager to get to their new classroom. They will be anxious to see their teacher and classmates.There will be new students who will be entering the doors for the very first time . They will be unsure of that strange place and all the students & teachers around them, but it won't take long for them to settle in and become comfortable in their new school.

This is a new day!

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year. – Emerson

•  Today is the Best Day of the Year!
•  Today I will be positive!
•  Today I will be Happy!
•  Today I Choose to have Fun!
•  Today is the BEST DAY!