The winds are a blowin'...

I am at the Model Schools Conference in DC where the winds of change are in the air...can you feel it from where you are? It is strong (the force is strong?) and I am excited to be in the breeze! We are in a place where we have no where to go but up...we have reached the bottom...it is where we begin to rebuild. We have a group of thirteen who are slowly coming together to be a part of building something new. When there is nothing left, it is easy to look at building a new foundation and building... This trip for me was about making a change...a decision that I refused to feel the way I have...drop all of the negativity and begin again. There are no options...nothing to discuss...things are over...time to move on. I am making the commitment to build bridges and be willing to walk across them...meet others where they are, hoping that they will do the same. I am looking forward to something new...something greater than the sum of the parts. I am hopeful, I believe that it can be...a