No right now

Sometimes you just have to learn to let go.  Let go of someone for some time before you can decide to let them back into your lives.  That's exactly what I'm doing.  I don't need to justify it to anyone and I have made the executive decision not to attempt to give an explanation.  By justifying and explaining I would be doing it for someone else, and not me.  So there's that.  Maybe life will take a new turn in six months, in eight, or in twelve and our paths will cross again.  For now, I am choosing to say no.  Not no never, just no right now.

I recently re-took the Strengths Quest and discovered that my strengths have changed since I was a junior in college.   My five strengths are currently listed as:

- Input - people who are especially talented in the input theme have a craving to know more.  Often they like to collect and archive all kinds of information.
- significance - these people want to be very important in the lives of others.  They are independent and what to be recognized.
- Discipline - people who are especially talented in the discipline theme enjoy routine and structure.  Their world is best described by the order they create.  
- Positivity - people who are especially talented in positivity have an enthusiasm that is contagious.  They are upbeat and get others excited about what they are going to do.  
- Belief - people who are especially talented in the belief theme have certain core values that are unchanging.  Out of these values emerges a defined purpose for their life.  

I hope that's pretty accurate.
What about you, have you taken the Strength Quest? Does this sound like me?

Tortilla Soup made only in the VitaMix

Do you see that beauty above? That is Tortilla Soup that my roommate made purely from her AMAZING Vitamix machine.  The soup actually heats up in the blender alone.  Isn't that fascinating?  It was amazing, and I cannot wait to take some for work tomorrow morning.  On my early Christmas wish list? Um, a Vitamix please!

Note to self: make my Instagram private because of my students.  Major teacher problems.