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.
Aguilar, E. (2018). Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
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