It's Not Always About Me............Part 2

When I was growing up, hot lunch at school was a luxury for my family. I did the walk of shame past the cafeteria and set my brown bag down feeling unworthy of whatever was being served each day. When my kids went to school, everyone brown bagged their lunches except hot lunch was optional once a week.  That was my favorite day of the week!!

The fact that some kids might not be able to afford hot lunch weighed heavily on my conscious.  I remember calling the vice principal at the elementary school to offer money anonymously to kids that couldn't afford the weekly hot lunch.  I believe at the time she told me it was taken care of by some sort of home and school program, I don't remember the details but it didn't work out that I was able to do that.

Our elementary school transitioned into having the option of hot lunch every day. I remember getting so excited and saying to myself "as God is my witness I will sacrifice what ever it takes to give my kids the money for hot lunch".  That's a wee bit more exaggerated than what really happened, but you get the idea.

My son can be a hard nut to crack.  Fast forward about two years later after hot lunch came to our elementary school and come to find out my son hated buying hot lunch. "What?" I exclaimed.  He thought I was angry but in reality I was incredulous!  How could anyone not like hot lunch? 

It was my brass ring, my utopia!! I couldn't imagine anything better. I think it one time I saw unicorn behind the counter of my grade school cafeteria as I walked by!!  

There's a moral to my story. Sometimes the homemade sandwich is better than the thrill of buying hot lunch.  My thrill is not everyone else's thrill. If your voice is stronger than someone else's, because you have a strong personality or because the other person is younger than you or dependent on you, make sure you understand his or her opinion before a reward turns into a punishment.

Have a wonderful day!!

Xo
Conni

Today's Mantra:  Everyone is different and I choose to honor other people's choices.

Mantra for Every Day: I choose to send love to all; receiving love back multiplied in infinite proportions, creating and nurturing pathways of love.