"Grace comes from owning the risks we take in a world by and large immune to our control."
-The Art of Possibility: Rosamund and Benjamin Zander
This is the perfect definition of "grace". Many of my co-workers become angry and indignant when they observe how my students suffering from a range of emotional and behavioral disorders treat me. They do not seem to understand that I do not take it personally. I expect this behavior from the population that I teach. Sometimes the most important thing that I can give my students is grace and understanding in the face of extreme opposition and negativity. Hopefully my modeling graceful behavior and not giving up on them will matter in their lives someday.
