Tonight at our community event, I put up a
picture of our handprints on the wall and it was powerful, just like it is
powerful when I look at them when I am out at the wall. They are our
handprints, representing us as individuals, yet they also represent us as a
community. It is difficult to find my handprints. I actually wouldn’t know
where they were if it weren’t for a video that the kids took. The thing is really that it doesn’t matter
where mine are. More importantly they are
with everyone else’s. I am just a part
of a greater community. We are all
connected, side-by-side on this crazy journey.
How awesome it is to not be alone. I can be myself yet be a part of the
community, not lost within it.
Ok, now for the funny story. The day we were “finishing”
the Wall, it was time for hand prints.
This was so exciting, like more exciting that you might anticipate. But, then again, that describes each and
every part of this project! We needed
someone to paint hands. Elisabeth
volunteered and painted everyone’s hands with chalkboard paint. Feeling the paint on my hands was interesting
because it made me feel more connected to the project somehow. Seeing how excited Elisabeth was to paint everyone’s
hands was also fun. The most fun part
came when she started jumping into every painted hand photo that we were
taking. It was funny at the time, but
even funnier when we went back and looked at the pictures. Having pictures of this experience is so
special. I am able to appreciate things that I didn’t notice at the time they
were happening.
As I went through the pictures to pull some
for our book, I started seeing the hand pictures and one after the other, there
is Elisabeth. The best thing is that the
joy on her face is so awesome. There is
this special light that shines in her smile and it is just fun! I don’t know
how she jumped into each of those photos and has the look down in each and
every one. Now, the experience was fun
to begin with, but her energy just added something even more special and one
more aspect we can laugh about and enjoy. Gallery of hand pictures...
Merci Elisabeth
pour ton enthousiasme et travail comme notre Elfe de peinture. Tu es si rigolo et ton énergie est fantastique ! Ton sourire est comme un rayon de soleil.
Having the opportunity to have my hands painted by an elf and put my handprints
on a wall…
This is why I teach!
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