"Be Here Now"

"I am the one thing in life I can control" - Wait For It Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda.  This line, which Aaron Burr sings in Hamilton, has been running trough my head quite a bit over the last week or so.  It seems we are all in a holding pattern and what comes next is very much out of our individual control.  

So, I am choosing to focus on what I can control - on the NOW.

• I have created 'Remote Learning' slides and put them on the Olathe South Library Website (https://olatheschools.libguides.com/c.php?g=952906&p=7638243), so that if that is where we end up students will have access to tools that will allow them to be successful.  
• I have written letters to School Board members expressing the concerns and challenges that I feel are relevant regarding the upcoming school year. 
•  I have read many quality YA novels and written reviews for my Instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/falcons_read/?hl=en).
• I have taken classes to keep learning and improving my professional skills.
• And, I have continued to have conversations with colleagues to share book recommendations, teaching ideas, and library procedures.

When I look at this list, I feel a sense of relief.  There are many unknowns.  But I can choose to "Be Here Now" and control what I can.  The rest.... it will work itself out.