Musings on living, loving, and leading in today's world.
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 feel like an old tree, whose leaves once turned beautiful, vivid shades of red and orange and yellow, whose leaves are now brown and waiting for one strong storm to come and force them to the ground.
As I look around my world, I am increasingly aware of the other old trees and I wonder about this thing called life and what it is really all about: did The Creator have a plan here or is this all an improvisation piece?
This past weekend, I visited the American Museum of Natural History in New York City with my son, his friend, and his friend’s family. As we moved through the exhibits, I was struck by the amount of change that has … Continue reading “Learning from the past.” →
These are crazy days. We need to bring some of the lessons from Kindergarten to live in our daily lives, people. Be kind. Care about your friends. Take risks. It will all be okay.
Begin today. Declare out loud to the universe that you are willing to let go of struggle and eager to learn through joy. -Sarah Ban Breathnach This week has been about starting something new for me. While the past year … Continue reading “Starting something new is terrifying.” →