Learner. Human. Joyologist.
I worry about this so much that I wrote about it in Legacy of Learning, “You are giving others the strength to move forward, the strength to believe in themselves, the strength to try to make this world a better place. Knowing this makes being an educator so meaningful. But we don’t have to suffer while we make this kind of impact. In fact, the more we can live well and be well, the more our impact will grow.”
There’s a fine line between being selfless and about others and about the work without being too small.
This may be the most obvious but underrated way we change our schools, our communities, and ultimately the world.
But if we continue to do more and more, there is less space. Emotional space. Space for mental clarity. Space for joy. Space to reflect not just on what we want to achieve but space for how far we’ve come.
Our love can heal.
For all the moves you make big and small, thank you.
But maybe it will turn out better than you imagined.
Keep going. A better world is built by the people who keep trying with open hearts and minds despite it all.
Sending you peace and courage needed to be fully where your feet are planted. Feel it all, even when it hurts because this is how we keep our hearts open to JOY.
Every mosquito move as I call it in Legacy of Learning will add up. Your 100% won’t be the same every day. But that doesn’t meant you didn’t give it your all today. What matters most is that we keep trying.
MEGHAN LAWSON 