because it helps me truly understand the children I teach. I don't see just behavior, I am able to look beyond behavior and truly see a person inside. My greatest strength as a teacher is to be able to understand these kids and help them understand themselves in a way in which most people can't. I always hope that I have truly changed the lives of as many as I could possibly change in spite of other adversarial conditions.

I hope to either "get better" or grow more comfortable with being who I am as painful as that can be sometimes. Nice post, Pink. It is a good way to reframe dealing with mental illness Reframing things can be so powerful at times