Activity - 1For the activity “The Awesome Anthem” on page 449 in the Onward workbook I created a circular frame and my reflection as a chibi (chibi is a Japanese slang word describing something short [a thing, an animal or a person]. ... The term is widely used in Japan to describe a specific style of caricature where characters are drawn in an exaggerated way. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibi_(slang)). It did not turn out the best and I used my new metallic gel pens when I really should of sketched out in pencil first. However, for the speech bubble I wrote “YOU ARE ENOUGH!” in the hopes that if I continue to tell myself of my worth it will help with the doubts in my mind. I found the information provided in Chapter 8 of Onward to be hopefully as well and wish to build my own compassion towards others in a healthier way. I often feel bogged down by the struggles of others and I unhealthily soak in the stress of others. I need to practice overcoming compassion fatigue and train my brain not to activate when experiencing others suffering. There is only so much I can do, I have limits and I need to build this thought process into my teaching. I am enough as I am and there are events outside my control that are not up to me. These thoughts need to be happening in my mind more instead of trying to take on too much and getting bogged down by what I can not do for others. Activity - 2Chapter 9 of Onward had the suggestion of keeping a time log which I think would be an excellent check of what I do throughout the day and what I really am spending my time on considering what I wrote in our activity Beliefs and Assumptions About Time on page 499 was that I feel I only have time for work, paperwork, gradwork, planning. Which are things I set aside time for but have daily distractions that may cause me from focusing and finishing in a timely fashion. I would like to have time to take care of my own health better, wedding organizing (especially now that I have less than a month left), taking the family out, seeing friends, and it would be nice to get to a movie at an actual theatre. I also thought of what I am using my time for that could be used for a different purpose and it included: binge reading Webtoons, social media scrolling (even though I really don’t feel I do this often but it’s still a waste of time) and I also have sleeping wrote down but I am having issues sleeping to much just from mental exhaustion lately. 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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