A laurel and hardy handshake
by chuckofish
Earlier in the week my students surprised me with a party celebrating my 10 years at my flyover university. I was completely taken by surprise, which considering there were nearly 700 people keeping the secret, is pretty amazing. They gave me a lovely corsage, flowers and a very large cake (which quickly disappeared).
Thankfully I did not cry. But I was reminded of how grateful I am to have my job and how blessed I am to work with such wonderful and kind people. It is easy in this world to feel taken for granted and under appreciated, isn’t it? It is a good thing to tell people thank you and well done and I love you.
So your assignment today is to smile at your colleagues and your students and the checker in the grocery store. Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.



That’s so nice!! You are loved and appreciated — and I tried hard to smile at my students this morning.
They might not need me; but they might. I’ll let my head be just in sight; a smile as small as mine might be precisely their necessity.
Emily Dickinson
Thats so nice!!! Did you get lots of hugs?? π
The hugs have not stopped for three days!
They recognised what I already know about you, good friend! Congratulations on your 10 years!!
You are so awesome π I can’t wait to visit in December and talk to my favorites!