This last week I searched high and low for the rapid firing electrons of energy.
The energetic radiant photons, the positively charged protons of mindfulness.
I tried to latch on to as many as I could find. I turned my power level to magnetic- allowing them to attach themselves to me- level me up. I needed to find moments of mindfulness around me. I myself was not upset, or sad. I was not frustrated or depressed. I was simply drained.
This is the time of year, in normal circumstances, is a time where everyone is feeling run down and ready for winter break. But in 2020 it is amplified.
It is finals, it is finishing a semester- rapid grading, reviewing, and settling in for a week of tests. A week of mandatory exams.
Trying to keep it festive with some holiday music. A few candy canes and group interaction. But the weight of it all is heavy. Students are feeling the heft of expectation in a time when we have all been isolated.
Staying positive, cause that is me.
Staying calm, cause that is me.
What we put out into our classrooms, what we emanate - spreads like wild fire. So all those photons, protons and waves of positivity- they are gaining momentum and next week- splash.....riding the wave all the way to holiday break.
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