Another tale from the world of “Gift Magic”. A few weeks ago I had a run in with a troubled student at my school. He’s not one of my students. (Obviously, since all my students know that “Stonewick’s ligit”). He was tossing stones at me while we were all outside during a fire drill. I called him out on it and he became hostile. So I walked right up into his face like a DI and let him have it. Eventually he backed down, the “All Clear” bell rang and we went our separate ways. I know, I know: a real wizard would have demonstrated humor and compassion and never let it escalate into a shouting match but, I guess I was just having one of those days. I also have hall duty during lunch right where he hangs out with his friends and I got tired of feeling disjointed so I asked him…”How you doing today Wesley?” To which he replied…”Same crap, different day”. I acknowledged understanding and asked him if anyone ever told him that “These are the best days of your life”? he said “Yes” and I told him “Don’t believe it for a second! Just wait. It gets so much better after you get out of here” He was kind of surprised by that. I then went into Lawrence Hass’ “Simple Gift”. When he made the large gemstone appear in my hand I gave it to him as a reminder of the brighter future that waits for him down the road. My peace offering. My words of encouragement for a lost teen. I hope it sticks. I’ll be there for him if he needs me. Stay tuned…
