Live your nightmare

"I'm forty years old, and I'm just beginning. I'm starting over, in the wake of men who are so much better at this than me, and it feels so good to be that guy again, looking up. God, it feels like such a blessing to be off balance, to be uncertain. I'm so happy."

I read an article written by a guy who did stand-up comedy for the first time at 40 years old - part of his midlife crisis. A lot of it really hit home for someone who started a new career around the same time. And it's funny how much overlap there is between the experience of a stand-up comic and a classroom teacher. The teachers out there will understand...

Live your nightmare!