Rango is a strange little movie with a great lesson. On a vacation trip our little green gecko and his aquarium get bumped from the car, and Rango is left in the desert, not knowing what to do next. He meets a wise old armadillo who sends him on an adventure to find Dirt. “To find water, you must first find Dirt.” Rango tries to help the little town find water, but he becomes an accidental hero along the way. The expectations seem too overwhelming when he realizes he is up against some pretty tough characters. He is ready to give up when he meets the wise armadillo again. Rango argues that he cannot be the hero. It is too hard. (Maybe he has never heard of “I can do hard things!”) The armadillo argues, “It is not about you. It is about them.” So, Rango is inspired to go back and save the townspeople (if you can call rodents, reptiles, and varmints ‘people’!).
We sometimes find ourselves in circumstances that don’t really seem to fit us. We wonder what we are doing here. We think another job would be easier. I think we don’t land in education by accident. We look around and say, “What am I supposed to do here, in this situation?” It is not about us. It’s about them. We are going to make a difference to somebody. We can be someone’s hero. We can do hard things! Have a great week. I’m glad you landed here!
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