Sometimes my worlds collide so hard that I feel
like I’ve been smooshed. The mama advocate meets the teacher advocate and my brain gets all jumbled and there’s no division. Being a teacher is hard. Being a parent is hard. Meeting all the needs and making tough decisions and making all the calls and coordinating everyone and doing what you think is right is just… can I say it again? SO. DANG. HARD. Having empathy and loving little people will burn you out. I’m feeling especially “smooshed” these days. I was running the dog outside before leaving to pick up kids and drive to an appointment, and on our back patio step was this yellow post it note, spotted with grease, (likely blown from someone’s garbage can) that said “In a ❤️”. At first I thought what an interesting thing to write. Not “I ❤️ U”, not “Lots of ❤️”, but “In a ❤️”. I tried to think about in what context a person would write this and imagine who the message was for. But then I got to thinking, the universe is weird and regardless of the original intention, right this moment, the message was for me. In a heart. What’s in a heart? What’s in my heart? The 100% absolute BEST intentions, always. So if I keep leading with that-for all of the needs and decisions and calls and coordination and doing what I think is right, if I always lead with my heart, I’m doing just fine.
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I love, love, love this! Yes, it is so hard. Being a mom and a teacher and balancing all the things, loving all the people, working so hard for everyone else... I feel how hard it is. What a lovely gift from the universe, to remember that at the heart of it all... is your heart. <3
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Cassie
3/15/2023 08:13:04 pm
What a perfect note at the perfect time. I think I actually might even write that down. In a ❤. What a beautfully perfect statement. Universe wins this one.
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Megan Gaafar
3/16/2023 07:41:50 pm
Wow, cool moment. You are such a gift to your students and to your own children. You have such an empathetic heart.
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