While we are fighting the good fight, protesting injustices, demanding equality and the right to live while also attempting to protect ourselves in the midst of a global pandemic we have to remember to care for ourselves. As educators we not only have ourselves to consider but we encounter hundreds of personalities daily. Students, colleagues, administrators, parents. We engage at a high level every single day for hours on end. The relationships that we create while teaching are meaningful ones therefore we can be overcome with feelings of helplessness especially in an uncertain time like this. Since forever school has been a constant. The academic calendar has been second nature in our society. September to June 8am - 3pm. Clockwork. For students, parents and educators alike. The shutdown has upended our sense of normalcy on a scale that is unprecedented. Feeling the loss of milestones like graduation, prom, end of year trips, school traditions Being empat...
Pretty much how I'm feeling in the moment.. mom, wife, teacher, summer lover, energy craver, believer in Black girl magic, Beyonce and music... avid reader and writer.. published author, but a day dreamer... I love it when things speak to my soul and when they do I write them here..