Previously, we talked about our battle plan, or struggle care when we find ourselves in one of the inevitably fragile seasons of a fully lived life. This month we’ll consider a different plan, a reentry plan. This idea came from two sources. The first – a beautifully written book, Atmosphere, by Taylor Jenkins Reid. It’s a memorable love story that … Read More
What’s Your Battle Plan?
Ah July. The Saturday of Summer. At this point in the summer, what kind of time are you in? Some of us may find ourselves in a flourishing time; a season when things are positive, meaningful, harmonious, and happy. Others will be in a fragile time; it’s a season when things feel especially tender, vulnerable, stressful, sad, or heavy. And … Read More
Say YES to a NO Day
It’s JUNE! Glorious June! We are in equal parts sprinting and limping towards the finish line, and it feels so good! As we look back on our school year, I bet most of us found ourselves saying YES to a lot of people. Yes to principals, parents, colleagues, students, support staff. Yes. Yes. Yes. Do you remember our “7.4 in … Read More
Give Yourself 90 Seconds
Something I teach my own children, and something we’ve said in this series before, is there are really only 2 things you can control in your life: How you prepare and how you respond. Viktor E. Frankl, the renowned psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, once stated, “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to … Read More
What is Yours to Do? Teach Happier Blog Series
Former NFL player and author of Protect Your Peace, Trent Shelton says, “We can’t control what the day brings, but we can control what we bring to the day.” During this unsteady time in education, what can we bring to the day? What can we realistically do? As I was thinking about this month’s Teach Happier blog and considering a … Read More