One blaze of glory
I'm going to keep talking about change until people in general start to believe that I mean it.
Let's take "Change is scary", stuff it in a box and throw it in the corner of your storage closet. It is as useful there as anywhere else.
The debate in my head is between wanting change but not liking the backlash from those who don't want it and not changing just to keep everyone happy. And, I gotta tell you, I'm starting to not care about the toes I'm gonna step on.
Are you uncomfortable, but okay with that?
(Song lyric: From Rent, which I discovered in movie form last year. Le bec saw it with the rents (hehehe) and was luke warm about it. I watched in alone and was singing in non-stop instantly. Punky does a riotous rendition of Seasons of Love. He has an inner lounge singer.)
posted by One in a million Saras @ 11:18 PM
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Sara,
Have I ever told you that I was selected to give the grad speech when I graduated from LSC based on my speech about change? They chose it from about 5 submissions after I submitted an outline and performed it in front of a camera. (This was the first year they had teachers recommend students for the grad speeech.) After working with me and my delivery for almost a month the administrators asked me to "change" my speech a week before graduation. Surprise, surpise was on them. After trying all Memorial Day weekend to accommodate their request, I couldn't say what "they" wanted me to say. i have always contended that they waited until the last minute to ask me to make changes to my speech on change (don't refer to yourself as a 'mom', take out referrals to my children, etc.) thinking I wouldn't make a fuss since my name was already in the program. I cried all weekend over this but ultimately told them I couldn't/wouldn't change the speech. They found someone else to fill in 3 days before graduation. Point is....change isn't easy but growth comes thru change and that really was a pivotal moment for me in standing up for myself and my beliefs. And I think that in not giving the speech I was a better role model for my girls than if I had.
Wow, Diane... how brave. Good for you for standing up to the administration. They should not have asked you to change it! -Linda
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