Managing the Meltdowns

So I was online late last night, a little before midnight, and my Internet service went down--in the middle of adding my new blog entry. Needless to say, I was having a moment. My saving grace was that I had typed up the entry in Word, so it wasn't completely lost. Still, I was in the zone and ready to get my latest words to the wise out there. After a few minutes of opening and closing browsers--I tried Firefox, Netscape and Explorer--I realized that it was bigger than that. It was not a good moment. "Is my service shut off?" I wondered. "Who took care of the bill last?" I began to have a bit of trepidation about whether I'd have any service at all."Not now..."

Here I was, blogging about Re-Vision, and I couldn't even get past the computer screen. Here I was, waxing poetic about teaching moments, and I was getting caught up in the moment. Well, as you can tell by reading this, the service is working just fine. I just needed to unplug everything and start over. Guess what? I needed to do the same thing with myself. Why was I so quick to panic and think the worst? I used that teaching moment to unplug from the desktop--seems like there's an invisible umbilical cord connecting me to it sometimes--and take some time to unwind. Translation: I backed off and went to bed. This morning, after some much-needed sleep, I called technical support and "poof" found myself tickling the keyboard again. And now you can see my latest, "I Hope You Danced," which follows this entry. Enjoy!