Activity - 1The activity “Purpose: Why I’m Doing This” on page 16 was refreshing because it allowed me to consider the full story of why I started my path to teaching and the roads I traveled to get here. In chapter one of Onward on page 41, the reading spoke about how finding your purpose can take time and that it’s far better to explore and find what you really love compared to just wondering blindly (Aguilar, 2018). This section of the reading is very much true in my own path to education. When I first started college I thought I knew what I wanted to do with my life but as I continued to take classes and grow as an individual I found that what I thought I wanted versus what I really needed were not one in the same. I usually give people who ask “Why did you become an Art Teacher?” the short and sweet version but the activity asked “Don’t edit yourself, and be honest.” and doing so displayed all the little variables along my path that then ended with me taking a leap of faith to apply to the University of Northern Iowa. Reflecting in such a way also made me appreciate the struggles I went through to get to where I am now, because without those experiences would I even be who I am? Activity - 2Our school is currently implementing fitness watches to prompt staff to sleep more, exercise regularly, and to build healthy coaching supports. The activity “Behavioral Change: Identifying Grain Size”, pages 62-62, fits extremely well with this endeavour my school district is currently testing. So far the hardest aspect of this is to meet the required 2.5 hours a week exercise. I’ve already broke down the time intervals to 10 minute spurts to start building better routines to fit in my crazy schedule. What I really feel has been missing is the mindfulness aspect of health from this district endeavour and hopefully with this class will gain a better mindset. From the activity I have set one new goal to help with my own mindfulness. This goal actually is spurred on by the section Personality: The Way We Are in Chapter one of Onward, pages 26-27, where Aguilar talks about our personality tendencies. I went to the suggested site (www.16personalities.com) and learned more about my own tendencies (Aguilar, 2018). From the information provided from my quiz it made me start to wonder if I was allowing myself enough time to just be by myself. I am constantly surrounded by others and often feel drained even when it is time spent with family and friends. My new goal for myself is to wake up just 30 minutes earlier than I currently am and just doodle, by myself, with my coffee before anyone else rises. It will be interesting to see if doing this will create a positive change in my own behaviors and my energy levels that I currently battle with. 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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