Today, I have decided to break the routine by sharing something that came in my email today from Tom Bilyeu.  It was too good to pass up and a wonderful lesson for you to share with your students.  I hope you enjoy it.

Once, two young fish were swimming along a stream.  They happened to come across an older, more experienced fish swimming the opposite way.

The older fish nods at them and asks, “How’s the water today, boys?”

The two younger fish looked at each other confused.  After swimming along for another few minutes, one turns to the other and says, “What the hell is water?”

The story of those two young fish is a powerful metaphor.  Fish don’t understand the concept of water, they have no sense of being in water (or even comprehend what it might mean to get OUT of the water.)

Your frame of reference….how you see the world….is the same.  It is what you swim in every day, whether you realize it or not.  The amount of joy, frustration, gratitude, sadness, hope, or anger you feel in life is a reflection of your frame of reference and how you perceive the world, because it doesn’t matter WHAT YOU LOOK AT in any particular person or situation.  It only matters what you see!

Make Today a Magnificent Day!

Gary L Rupert

Culture Strategist/Mentor

II:Leaders Creating:II Leaders

LCL Mentors @ Marching Arts Education