Mrs. Tulgestke’s Classroom Happenings

Is it fair that you got put into an emotional prison by the person who hurt you?  No.  Is it easy to get out of it?  No.  Is it worth it?  Yes–because you are worth it.

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Will you continue to carry the burden of being wronged by someone else, or will you break out of your personal prison and reclaim your place in the world of happy people?

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When you forgive someone, you thrive despite him or her.

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Anger is a fact of life.  It is an emotion that should not be stifled.  If you have been wronged, you should feel wronged and you should say so.  It’s important that you correct someone who needs correcting.  But then it’s important to do one other thing: to let the anger go.

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One of the most difficult decisions in life is the decision to forgive someone who has hurt you deeply.  But if you find the strength to forgive and to say “I will not hate you another day.  I will not invest my spirit in you another day.  I will forgive you so I can be free,” you will unlock the door to your prison.

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The door to an emotional prison locks from the inside.

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When you are filled with bitterness or loathing for someone else, you are locked in a bond with that person.  Anger tightnes, rather than weakens, your bond with that person.

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Be your own place, or the world’s your jail.

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As long as you are nursing some kind of misery, you are not functioning at your peak.  you are still letting a person’s attack hurt you.

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Greetings Everyone,

We had a great turnout for parent/teacher conferences Friday.  Thank you to all who were able to attend.  It was great to talk to so many parents.

Our pop can drive is still going on this week to raise money for our athletics department.  Bring in those pop cans!  The SSR class with the most cans will win a pizza party.

MEAP testing starts this week.  The students will be testing on Tuesday and Thursday this week and next.  I encourage all students to do their very, very best on these test.

Still looking for Kleenex donations.  It’s crazy how many colds are going around, including myself!  We so prefer to blow our noses with soft Kleenex rather than the scratchy school Kleenex!

Have a great week everyone!