Haven't had a B...

...in over 15 years. And really that's nothing to brag about. It's more pathetic that I don't attempt anything that I can't be good it.

But yesterday I did.

I faced the fear and signed up for the Math Content Knowledge Test in March. I actually didn't want to tell anybody because then I would have to tell them if I passed or not. But good ole Donald Miller inspired me once again to have what he would call "an inciting incident." Like when he texted all his friends telling them he was going to meet his father so he couldn't bail on it.

And so I've been taking these math classes this summer and this fall. And I'm trying to live what I teach. That Bs are ok. Even though I got an A this summer and probably will this fall. I need to learn how to learn...not just get the grade. I'm stinking good at getting the As. But that's not what it is about anymore.

It is about doing something that I don't know how I will do. And although that is what I desire it is so much harder to live it. I can talk the big talk about taking risks and how to live on the edge. But really I suck at putting myself in a position that is risky. The last time I didn't get something I tried for was when I interviewed at Carmody. But it helped me get the job at Ranchview so I was able to use it as a stepping stone.

I need more stepping stones in life. And I guess that means I need to put myself out there more.

And someday I might even get a C...

"That was a good story"

I'm reading "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years"

...again.

Since I can't finish the other 6 books that I have yet complete I went back to one that I already did. I think that's cheating but that's ok. Nobody is grading me anyway.

And so he has all these great quotes that you can pull out and put up as Facebook Statuses. But really it is more than that. It is about knowing what you want and living that life.

And so tonight I watched Slumdog Millionare...like 4 years after it came out I know I'm a bit behind. And it is so not a Rachel movie. I almost quit on it in the beginning. But after I learned the character and what he wanted I was hooked. And the whole time you knew what he wanted. The girl. Not the money. The show was just because she would be watching.

But my favorite part was how his story...the junk that was in his life was used for good. The answers he knew to those questions were all from the experiences he had. And like he said, "I wish I didn't know the answer to that question." We all have those experiences. And they make our story.

So very cool.

And when we don't bail on something right away when the end credits roll we can say,

"That was a good story." Or so I hope...