I was looking
for something in an old file and I luckily came across this inspirational
thought that Leah Becks shared with me several years ago. It seemed like a perfect blog for the
beginning of the school year.
I have a great
job in the universe of occupations.
What do I
do? I’m a “star polisher.”
It’s a very
important job. If you want to know
how important, just go out at night and look at the stars twinkling and
sparkling. You see, I’m a teacher,
an educator, a mentor. The stars
are the children in my class. My
job is to take them – in whatever shape they come – and shine and buff them and
then send them out to take their places as bright twinkling beacons in the sky. They come into my room in all shapes
and sizes. Sometimes they’re bent,
tarnished, dirty, crinkly or broken.
Some stars are cuddly and soft.
Some are prickly and thorny.
As I buff and polish, I train and teach my little stars. I tell them that the world cannot do
without them. I tell them they can
be the brightest, shiniest stars in the sky and the world will be a better
place because of them. Each night
as I look at the sky, I’m reminded of my very important job and awesome
responsibility. Then I get my soft
buffing cloth and my bottle of polish in preparation for tomorrow…for my class
of little stars.
May all of your
little stars twinkle this year because of YOU!