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.
Rest Starts with Space
The Noticing Notebook
Noticing is a small thing that makes a big impact, and if you’ve read Legacy of Learning, you know I’m about mosquito moves. Big moves can intimidate me. Small moves executed consistently? That I can do.
When We Don’t Know
If we don’t figure this out, it will be difficult to endure, and we need healthy people in schools. As Zach Mercurio, author of The Power of Mattering says, “We can’t have healthy organizations with unhealthy people.”
Reflections from a New Girl
So, as someone fresh on the heels of being new and a beginner, I thought I might shed some light on what may be helpful. As you on board new staff over the summer, here are a few thoughts on how to make people feel special and supported.
The Hidden Superpower
If you want to grow the potential of others, start by nurturing the potential within yourself.
Play it with Love
Our love can heal.
Two Truths
For all the moves you make big and small, thank you.
Healing our Community
Technology can bring us together. It can help us find each other in the wilderness, but it’s how we navigate the wilderness together that will determine our collective future.
Keep Walking
And you know why you’re growing? Because you keep walking. You keep walking through this hard, beautiful life and these days, that takes fortitude, guts, and sheer determination
Be the Change
I encourage us all to be the change we wish to see in our schools. One conversation at a time. One day at a time. One brave step at a time.
MEGHAN LAWSON 