Presentation Reflection:I am so grateful that I teamed up with Karla and Sandra as they really motivated me to put in my best and kept me on track especially due to me crunching out my part of the slides. (No joke if you go back into the history on the slides you will see I was cutting it close.) They were way better about putting in their portion of the assignment than myself and I hope I didn't stress them out by my delay in plugging in my portion which I conveyed to both of them. They were also the ones who suggested the assignments which I fully agreed were the best of the bunch and may have enjoyed a little to much when working on over this weekend's free time. Overall, I think we did fantastic as a team and they were wonderful to plan, work, and present with! Activity - 1Onward has been a fantastic read and I can’t believe we are at an end for our Masters! It has been such a grand adventure and so very worthwhile! The activity Look Around You from page 624 in the Onward workbook had me spending a large quantity of time on my illustrations and just enjoying the experience of creating in general. It has been wonderful keeping up on spending more time creating work the past few weeks and I am hoping to continue this meditative routine. This activity also connected well with the silent appreciations practice explained in Onward on page 295. I illustrated the gratitude I felt towards my other half; seeing me for who I am, humoring me when I am down, comforting me when I need it, and being a listening ear to everything. He thanked me for making his teeth look better than he thinks they look but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Activity - 2I also spent a good chunk of time investigating what imaginary and mythical creatures I wanted to illustrate for this activity! There are a few I would like to continue to illustrate (namely the curious owlcat and the humorous jackalope). As I reflect on the imagery I just want to continue to work on it but need to say goodbye to a fantastic endeavor, farewell... and here’s to new beginnings! Aguilar, E. (2018). The Onward Workbook: Daily Activities to Cultivate Your Emotional Resilience and Thrive. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Aguilar, E. (2018). Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass
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Activity 1On page 262, in Chapter 10, of Onward, Aguilar writes “Do what you can to find flow” (Aguilar, 2018). This weeks activity The Closet in My Classroom did assist in my own state of flow that was missing last week when I epically failed at Chibi me. I began this activity with considering where I would want to walk when in the midst of feeling not up to the task of teaching. A relaxing walk in the woods would be nice. As I begin my lines I allowed myself to not worry about perfection or if the trees looked realistic. I focused on how lines moved and the thickness and then later on how the color blurred acrossed the wet areas of the paper. Reflecting on this activity makes me wonder if I allowed myself to set more time to find flow, if I could become better at falling into that mindset. Activity 2The activity for Chapter 11, Tackle Your Complaints, really made me focus on what I could change about my behavior, what was within my control and influence. It also made me consider how I can be more forgiving of myself for complaints that are outside my control and to just “let go”. One action I want to get going on is setting time aside for my family. I ALWAYS have some sort of work to catch up on and it forces me to put spending time with my own kids aside. If I plan days out of the house then I will be away from my computer/work bag and the daunting “to do list” of the constant pile of grading, planning, writing, organizing, ect... Doing this action would then hopefully make me feel like I am not missing them grow up, that we are creating happy experiences/memories, and also give me more focus when I do have to buckle down on the “to do list”. This especially blends well with the section in Chapter 11 of Onward, Use Your Energy Where It Counts. The mantra from this section being “what really matters?”, what should I use my time for during the day I am pulled so many different ways. What later on down the road can I look back on and think that was so worth it. So here’s to change, surprise of the unknown, and the opportunity for adventure! Aguilar, E. (2018). The Onward Workbook: Daily Activities to Cultivate Your Emotional Resilience and Thrive. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
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