JOSH SCHORLE

Everything Sad is Coming True

Just from the title, I’m sure one can tell that I’m going through some rough adjustments in my life right now. Do you ever find that at some point in your time at school, you become really good friends with or become very attached to a certain teacher? That’s what’s going on in my life right now. My favorite choir teacher is teaching somewhere where I will likely not get to see him again. That, and some other teachers at my school have retired or left for personal reasons. All of which have had some kind of impact in my life in some way, shape, or form, whether they realize it or not. One of these teachers I only had for a semester, and yet he too managed to impact me a little as well. I also can’t help but think of my grade school gym teacher. He… er… “passed away” while I was in high school and he was one my most memorable and favorite teachers as well. (There’s more to that story, but I’m NOT writing about it online.)

I know for a fact that I’m not the only one who’s had a memorable teacher or has had a teacher that’s meant the world to them. So I’m sure you can understand where I’m coming from. So, with all this going on in my life right now, it just feels like everything sad is coming true.

5 Ways We Fail to do Small Hard Things

(*Note: this was taken straight out of “Do Hard Things” by Alex & Brett Harris)

Why Hard Things Are So Difficult:

1. They don’t usually go away after you do them. “My bedroom doesn’t stay clean. The dishes don’ stay washed. Teeth don’t stay brushed. There’s always another test for school and another temptation to say no to. Over and over. Does it ever stop?”

2. They don’t seem very important. “Spending time with my little brohter isn’t as important as raising money for orphans in Aftrica or vounteering for a political campaign. I’m supposed to do big things for God. This is a distraction.”

3. They don’t seem to make any difference. “In five years will it really matter whether I cleaned my room today? Or whether I drove the speed limit to work? Or whether I read my bible this morning? How do I benefit from doing these things?”

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The Guy in the Glass (A Poem)

When you get what you want in your struglle for pelf,

And the world make you King for a day,

Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,

And see What that guy has to say. 

For it isn’t your Father, or Mother, or Wife,

Who judgement upon you must pass.

The feller who verdict counts most in your life 

Is the guy staring back from the glass.

He’s the feller to please, never mind all the rest,

For he’s with you clear up to the end,

And you’ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test

If the guy in the glass is your friend.

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