Over-Steppin'

Day 83:

Have you ever done something where as you're doing it, you know you shouldn't be?

Me too.

While walking through the faculty parking lot today with my carpool cohort I did something I normally don't.

I consciously stepped over a piece of trash.

Correct that, I deliberately avoided it with my foot - so much so that I awkwardly extended my stride to avoid it.

As I was doing it I knew I would come to regret it.

To make matters worse the person I was walking with stopped, bent over, and picked it up.

Of course they did.

Talk about, "Hi, I'm lazy! What's your name?"

As this piece of plastic trash was being picked up by my petrol-partner I committed a silent vow to avoid such acts of avoidance.

I hope my word holds true.

To be honest, guilt kind of drove me to eagerly look around for the rest of my day to see if there was something needing to be picked up - there wasn't.

Today I learned that I have no right to ask my students to pick up papers strewned about the classroom floor, likely left behind by other students, if I'm unwilling to do the same.
Today I learned that I need to be willing.
Today I learned that I could be better.