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personal reflection - week 7

4/6/2018

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​This week was short and so is this reflection. I have to give an IGNITE Sunday and that is where my energy and brain power is currently going to. 


​KEEPING AN OPEN MIND 

​This week, I learnt that walking into your classroom every day and treating it like a blank canvas is so important. That means, not bringing in the feelings from the day before, not bringing in the conversations you may have had a lunch, not bringing in the emotions from your personal life… You have 75 minutes per day with these students. You have to make them count; giving them 100% of yourself: your energy, time and love. Not starting with a blank canvas does not give the opportunity to surprise you and inspire you. All I can say is, let things goes…

BEING APPRECIATIVE 
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​Spring has sprung, well.. kinda… which means I have started to re-appreciate all of the little things I took for granted before winter, like the grass and the warmer weather. That being said, I also realized that appreciating these little things the earth gives you, as an educator can be a great strategy for combatting stress!  
  
It is so easy to be overwhelmed by all the things that we have to do as teachers - dare I name them all? No. Because of all of this worry to accomplish everything looming over your shoulders and checking off our To Do List, we often forget to appreciate the little things in life. I live this constantly. I often become stressed, but when I overthink all of these things and feel my anxiety building up, I simply take a big deep breath and be grateful. I think about all of the things I can be thankful for and appreciate. 

​Here is a list of some of the things I have been appreciating recently:
  • Hearing birds singing outside my classroom window
  • Holding a warm coffee cup in my hands
  • Smelling the warm FRESH spring air
  • Standing sunshine, rays of light, getting
  • Taking the first sip of coffee in the morning
  • Being able to listen to the radio when I get into my car and drive home
  • Coming home to a hot cooked meal  
 
Actively feeling grateful for these things make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside; they seem to give me the energy to be perseverant and carry on. I want to know, what are some things that you can reflect on and be thankful for?  Inspire others and let me know in a quick list below :)


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Ramona Meharg
4/6/2018 08:23:47 pm

- purring cats
- fresh sheets
- all desserts
- first cup of tea for the day... and every one after it
- laughing loud and often
- sitting by the fireplace when the wind and snow are howling outside
- the first snow drop’s blooming in my garden
- long weekends
- catching up with students after the weekend
- any meal I don’t have to cook
- the smell of bread baking
- a cold beer on a hot day

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Helene Cormier
4/7/2018 11:19:25 pm

Je suis reconnaissante de...
- un bon repas partagé avec ceux que j'aime (manger seule est difficile)
- quand une personne met son téléphone de côté pour se concentrer sur le moment présent avec moi
-de mon réseau PLN personnel et professionnel
-des silences de bien-être que la vie m'apporte
-lire ou écouter un bon livre
-les soirées passées en bonne compagnie
-les larmes qui coulent en riant trop
-des petits bonheurs simples

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