ADVANTAGE

I saw my neurologist yesterday.  Now, I'm usually a glass-half-empty kind of gal, but, I've come up with a glass-half-full view on something.

I was telling my neurologist about how my younger daughter was complaining to my older daughter about how long it takes me to eat.  We were at a restaurant and the others at the table finished their meals and were waiting on me to finish mine.  I also told him about how I didn't seem to be able to keep up with the other teachers walking to the Buttery for lunch.  (They have butteries in Great Britain - it's an uptown way of saying cafeteria.)   

As a matter of fact, my doctor always asks me to move faster when I take my little stroll down the hallway in his office.  He told me I also talk slower than when he first met me.  Bob told me that, too. The bottom line is, I've slowed down.  My neurologist told me "slow" was an early Parkinson's symptom - in fact, it frequently presents before tremors.  

OK.  So what advantage do (you and) I have?   Well,  I'm not expected to move at today's hectic pace!!  I have no excuse not to stop and smell the roses - listen to the bugs - watch the night-time sky.  I can take the time I need to respond to a question and I will look thoughtful - not slow.  I will look measured - not scattered.  I can bring an atmosphere of calm to the classroom.

Like I told you, my glass is always half empty.  As for slowness though, I'm going to look at my glass as half full -- and take a L O O O  N  G time to drink it.


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