Happy Tuesday! I have been on a trend of not getting my blog posts out until late recently, did I mention that the end of the year is busy??? 😂😜 (Maybe just a time or two right?) It has meant some shorter posts but hopefully, they are no less important. My aim is to still deliver the messages you need to hear each day.
This morning I wanted to share a Lunarbaboon Comic that I found this past week. You might remember that along with Strange Planet, Lunarbaboon is a favorite of mine. The author makes art that speaks to our shared humanity and illustrates pretty simple and important themes of life like kindness, acceptance of others and self, and awareness of our impact on others and the world. Have a look at this one...
So how about you? Do you get the point?
Are you leading your best life?
Are you spending your time doing things that make you happy instead of stressed or overwhelmed? (think riding your bike vs. devouring hours of social media each day).
Do you have a clear understanding of the things that create joy for you personally vs. the things that bring you down?
(I do want to acknowledge here that some kids might say, in response to only doing things that make you happy, "why do I have to go to school then?" I know...sometimes school is hard and boring, and uneventful, but if you look at it in the long term, the energy you put into making learning meaningful is an investment into yourself and your future. If you invest in yourself you'll have opportunities to decided what makes you happy, and you'll have the means to pursue those things).
Do you spend time with people that make you happy?
Do the people you choose also choose you? Meaning, do they treat you like a friend? Do they respect you and your choices, and support you in pursuing your dreams? If the answer to any of these questions is no, maybe you should consider the point of giving them so much of your time.
Are you being a friend? Showing kindness, gratitude, respect and genuine care & concern for others is attractive. You will never be without friends if you display these simple qualities.
So be kind, be a friend, have a friend, and invest in activities that make your heart happy. The rest is gravy!
If you or someone you know is in an emergency, call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or call 911 immediately. From the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) : September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month—a time to share resources and stories in an effort to shed light on this highly taboo and stigmatized topic. We use this month to reach out to those affected by suicide, raise awareness, and connect individuals with suicidal ideation to treatment services. It is also important to ensure that individuals, friends, and families have access to the resources they need to discuss suicide prevention. Here are your local resources for suicide prevention : Who can you connect with at CBMS for help ? Mrs. Hempey, School Counselor - 802-583-8071 or jhempey@huusd.org or just come to my office! Mr. Estes, Vice Principal - joshestes@huusd.org Hillary, Dean of Students...
Good Morning Everyone, We've made it to the end of another week, and we are ready to usher in spring tomorrow! This is good news for all those folks ready to open the windows, get outside, and sweep out the cobwebs! As we touched on yesterday, however, sometimes with the good comes the bad, and the bad I am referring to was an abhorrent national news story yesterday about an act of violence against Asian-American people in an American community. I won't go into the details here, but I will say that it is a disturbing trend of violence and hate speech against Asian-Americans around the United States. Many would attribute this rise in violence to the negative stereotypes perpetuated by some of our leaders during this past year managing the COVID-19 crisis. Not surprisingly, hate speech has unfortunately followed as a result of the tone set by our leadership's inaccurate stereotyping and microaggressions. I don't want to focus too much on the speci...
Happy Thursday Folks! Yes, today is my birthday. Just another day, really, but a good day to be grateful for another trip around the sun. I just started hearing people use this expression in the last couple of years, but I really like it. It's a little reminder that... 1. We shouldn't take anything for granted, because nothing is guaranteed. 2. We have a new opportunity each day, when we open our eyes, to make it great! 3. We have 365 opportunities each year to be amazing! Since my purpose of this blog is to share pearls of wisdom with you, I think I'll try to come up with 44...one for each of my trips around our big ball of light. Here goes, in no particular order: 1. Don't spit your gum out on the sidewalk. Help keep someone else's good day from becoming sticky! 2. Make little fists with your toes on the carpet when you wake-up each morning...go ahead, try it...so relaxing! 3....
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