Musings on living, loving, and leading in today's world.
Susan David, author of Emotional Agility, says, “Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life.” But, we prefer a level of comfort and stability in our work lives once we have established ourselves in our field of work: we grow confident that our experiences will help us navigate any ripples that we might encounter.
Here is a post from my original blog at turnaroundschool.blogspot.com. It’s interesting to me how much of the learning from that time still applies to the learning we are doing in education today. I have been talking about this very thing, the change process and how people react and respond to change, for much of this schoolyear.
I am a creative person: I write, I paint, I make jewelry, I play piano, I write songs. But, that part of me is separate from the part of me that has a “real job.” I have internalized the typical questions that accompany learning that someone is an artist: “Oh, wow! That’s so nice, but can you really make a living doing that?”
Yesterday, I bought a new calendar and turned the page to a new month and a new year. It’s not a clean slate and I won’t be a “new me” in this new year. I am me and I am learning and growing. Each day is a day where I can be more intentional about living my values, where I can be purposeful in pushing my growing edge, and where I can choose to turn the page in order to apply new skills.
Sometimes I wake up at 3 a.m. and wonder if I am making a difference. For me, making a difference is one of my core values, so it is really important. I want this world and the people in it … Continue reading “Evidence of impact.” →
In March, 2020, life as we knew it ground to a halt. Schools closed. We stopped visiting family. We stopped going shopping. We stopped going on play dates. Life started to open back up a few months later, but the … Continue reading “Reaching and teaching pandemic kids.” →