Juggling Elephants II

                Mr. Hines and I have officially read two-thirds of Juggling Elephants by Jones Loflin and Todd Musig. That means we have covered pages forty-five through ninety-five. The reflection in these pages is part of what will help me prepare for my Teach Ag journey.

In the next fifty pages of Juggling Elephants, it starts by focusing on Mark pondering Victors comment, “Three Rings to Remember.” After the circus was over this made Mark want to make his own circus and divided his life into three rings. The first ring showcasing Professional, the second ring showcasing Self, and the third ring showcasing Relationship. After reading how Mark divided his life circus, it made me want to do the same. Below, Mr. Hines and I started building an outlook of one week of our life circus into the same three rings.

Heather:

1.       Professional

a.       Penn State Extension- Weed Science Intern

                                                                           i.      Weed Diagnostic Clinic

                                                                         ii.      Trial data weekly update

1.       Ratings

                                                                        iii.      Weeds Team Practice

1.       Weed ID

2.       Sprayer Calibrations formulas

                                                                       iv.      Weeds Team Competition

b.      West Perry Student Teaching

                                                                           i.      SAE Visit

1.       July 20^th, 2017

2.       Self

a.       Have Fun!

b.      Clean Room.

c.       Get new Phone.

3.       Relationship

a.       Family

                                                                           i.      Be home to help with chores.

1.       Milking

2.       Bedding

3.       Feeding

                                                                         ii.      Sister flies in from Colorado next week.

1.       Birthday Party Food

b.      Friends

                                                                           i.      Go to fair with Caitlyn.

                                                                         ii.      Attend Derek’s fishing tournament.  

                                                                        iii.      Call Brianna to catch up.

Mr. Hines

1. Professional
1. PAAE Confrence
2. SAE visit setup
3. National Wavier Form Completed
4. Set up Officer Retreat
2. Self
1. Learn New Phone
2. Build New Phone
3. Relationship
1. Take wife out for dinner
2. Go to family dinner on Sunday

It is important to remember that the relationship between Mr. Hines (ringmaster) rings and him (performers) affects the success of his life (circus).  In addition, the relationship between my rings and me affects the success of my life. Every ring is important and each ring has to be fully engaged to have a successful life.  Mr. Hines and I cannot have one ring consume our lives.

This is important to me, as I get ready for my Teach Ag Journey this coming year. As I engage myself in more Professional and Relationship rings, I still need to remember to keep a balance, and not to forget about myself along the way.