Today, we explore 2020-2021, and what it was like to serve as a high school teacher for me during Covid times. We explore burnout, folks letting us down, and how despite it all, God had my back. Logan Taylor's speech "U Matter," is a significant inspiration for this chapter as we journal because each of us matters and is fearfully and wonderfully made. Meditative, mental health journaling that supports body, mind, and spirit health is a self-care tool that got me through some of the toughest times in my career in education. Breathwork and grounding are important parts of my own journaling practice.
Today's research includes statistics from The National Education Association (NEA) and a meditative journal prompt to journal along to with the mindful, meditative sounds of Masood Taj's "Unconditional Love" track (short version-5 minutes), or you can choose to extend your experience by adding a track from my accompanying Spotify playlist: track 5, created just for this chapter-Hop over to listen to Nichole Nordeman's "Brave."
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1BKHHSFspfTqv7G7smvYVP?si=2c045ed4df6a443e
Interact with today's chapter, Chapter Three, Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal-A Memoir for Body, Mind, & Spirit Health (Amazon 2023). https://tinyurl.com/embodyingjoyaheartjournal or venture on a standalone journey of self-expression by responding to today's journal prompt. Three-percent of proceeds from this book go to the Life is Good Playmaker Project, helping a million children a day in the U.S., Haiti, and Ukraine, who are experiencing adverse and challenging circumstances. These children greatly benefit from optimism and hope found within trained adults who work with them to build resiliency. A special shout out to the Playmakers in Syracuse City School District today! Check out where the money goes: https://www.lifeisgood.com/playmakerproject/project-home.html
This episode is not just a summer sojourn but an invitation to tap into the joy within you. Join me in this self-care sojourn as we get gritty and journal our way to the other side-JOY.
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