Pause When things can be overwhelming, it is important that we stop and truly focus on what is important. One of my favorite tactics is to think to myself, “Will this matter in six months? Will it matter in two weeks? Will it matter in a year?’’ If there is something that is bothering me at that moment, where I lose focus on other things, asking myself those questions helps put the problem into perspective. If it is something that won’t matter a day from now or weeks from now, then it is not something I need to put that much energy into beating myself up about. When doing something positive,
mycobacterium vaccae living in dirt, that can trigger a release of serotonin in our brains. Serotonin is our happy chemical, and is a natural antidepressant as well helps strengthen our immune system. A little time in the garden can do wonders! Reflect I am my biggest critic, as I am sure most of us are. Sometimes it is easier to focus on the bad, then it is the good. For instance, when thinking about an email I’ve written, but misspelled a word or autocorrect completely messed up the actual message I was trying to get across, it makes me feel like a complete fool, and I vow to never forget to reread and double check anything
When doing something positive,
and thinking “Will this matter in a year? Or will it matter for when my children are adults?”, then that’s
I send out ever again. However, inevitably another email or text, and I will make a similar mistake.
and thinking “Will this matter in a year? Or will it matter for when my children are adults?”, then that’s the kind of thing that I really want to focus on...
the kind of thing that I really want to focus on, and put the majority of my energy into to ensure that I will be able to leave a long
Double fool! Those are the moments that I like to think of as learning opportunities, but also
opportunities to give myself grace that I am only human, and to think about all the other wonderful things I have done. For instance,
lasting, positive impact on the world. I also love being in the garden. New research shows that there are
when I’m having those feelings of needing to go back through grammar school, I think about all the things that I put a lot of effort and energy into that worked out better than I thought they possibly could. For me, that would be the farm to school progress we have made in the Greenville County School District. Knowing the positive impacts that will have on our students and upcoming students for years to come, far outweighs any simple typo I could possibly make!
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