During the budget discussion, it was as bad as I thought.  Like many Lutheran schools and Churches across the nation, we are hurting.  We continue our spending freeze for the second straight year.  There is talk about decreasing the staff and combine classes.  There is talk about taking a salary cut.  There is talk about how much fat can we cut.  We have cut a lot out already, how much more can we cut?

How do you as a teacher stay motivated?

When we as a voter vote on these issues, I get frustrated at times.  Some voters forget that their vote is impacting people lives directly, with mine being one of them.  When they vote not to give us a raise, that affects my life greatly when cost of living continues to rise.  I am not in it for the money, but it would be nice if people think a little before they decide to fire some teachers.  If they fire, who do they fire first?  Last Hired? Those who are the least effective?  Those who are contracted versus those who are called?

How do you stay motivated?

It is hard!  you can’t do it by yourself, that is for sure.  If you think about King David and all that he did that was good and bad.  Anytime David did something on his own accord or for himself, bad things happened.  We need to put our prayers to God.

This past weekend I went to see “The Book of Eli” with our DCE and a few high school students. I don’t promote the violence or cuss words, but I do promote the message and think the movie was really good.  In the end Eli talks with God about his quest.  That he fought the good fight, he ran the race, he had faith!  The main message of the movie is walking by FAITH not by sight.  Throughout the movie it was his path and keeping the faith that kept him motivated to complete his quest (a 30 year journey)

How do you stay motivated? KEEP THE FAITH

So here is your plan to keep motivated

1. Pray
2. Pray
3. Read your Bible
4. Confide in POSITIVE friends that will ENCOURAGE you
5. Pray
6. Write your doubts on paper
7. Write positive plans that will counter your doubts
8. Rip up and throw away your paper of doubts
9. Tell Satan to stay out of your head and do not plant seeds of doubt.
10. PRAY!

Am I missing anything?