1. There are certain things you can't afford, but that you also can not afford to not invest in - Like the dinner cruise I am going on tomorrow night with what might be my new church. It is a "connect" event - so maybe I will connect with some people. Maybe I will even find someone I can sit with in church on Sunday. Sitting alone in church is just not for me.
2. It is miserable to be an extrovert fueled by time with people, and spend the majority of your time alone.
3. It is excruciating to invest your life in building up students, and be in an environment where standard operational procedure is to tear them down.
4. Banfield Pet Hospital totally ripped me off.
5. Forgetting your lunch and buying at the school cafeteria is never a better option than just going hungry.
6. This lesson requires the story: I thought for sure I was witnessing a drug deal in the hallway yesterday. Two students were hovered back in an unused doorway. Student A craftily handed student B a wad of money. Student B then opened his backpack while student A reached inside. My heart was racing and I was thinking of how I was going to handle the situation. When student A pulled his hand out it was filled with a package of Starbursts, and some Sour Skittles. Lessons learned: a. Even gangstas like candy, and not just "candy". b. Not all dealers on the South Side are drug dealers. c. I may have a little bit of prejudice in me that I need to work out.
7. If you drive a little north and go to the dog park in grant park in the south loop on a Thursday night, you can meet a really nice (and wonderfully created) man that loves Jesus. And hopefully you might see him there again someday.
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#5 - What? No cafeteria comfort food like Straw Hats (Chili & Cheese over Fritos) or the classic grilled and tomato soup? Yum!
Of course, the way my tastes are now I'd probably gag and dream of a protein bar.
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