There is so much good in this world and in our school communities. Look for it. It won’t take you long to find it. And when you find it, name it, and celebrate it.
Bad Moments Aren’t
Sunday Scaries
Let’s acknowledge these thoughts, write them down if needed, and set them to the side because tomorrow will bring its own worries and all we really have is right now
Look Again
It’s amazing how quickly our brains decide that what we’ve seen is all that can be. What we’ve seen online. What we’ve seen or heard for ourselves. What others have told us. And in a world full of distractions, what we truly see or hear can be even further limited
A Little Space for Joy
Make space for the joy. If we lose this kind of exposure, how will we evolve and grow? How will our kids evolve and grow? But most importantly, what if we don’t know we love something, and we miss an opportunity to find out?
Deeply Human People
I had the honor and pleasure of writing on George Couros’s weekly “three things” newsletter this week. The heart of what I shared is that we really don’t need perfect people working in our schools. There are no perfect people. But we do need more deeply human people.
Wired for Story
That kind of feedback is my favorite. It’s so raw and honest and it’s an indication that some walls were let down…all of which is needed to build trust and a better future together.
Somebody Hates You
If you are high integrity and doing great work for the right reasons and the right way, then chin up and keep going. Stay close to the truth-tellers who are rooting for you and can give you a more balanced view of the work and your role in the work.
Walking Mosaics
Maybe we don’t get one beautiful life but a series of beautiful little lives that together form a sort of mosaic. There are stormy pieces and blue skies too but when you step back and look at all of it together, it’s a full life and a pretty grand one too.
Set it Down
I still have problems waiting for me when I return to work this week, worries, and the weight of responsibility. There is no reprieve per se. But we can create our own reprieves. That will look different for each of us, but we can choose this for ourselves.
Be a Beginner
I hope you have an opportunity to be new to something this summer, and I hope you are able to enjoy the learning process along the way too. I believe new experiences have much to teach us and many of those experiences are transferable to the classroom.
MEGHAN LAWSON 