It took me a couple of extra days to write this one because I am hard core struggling with this step right now. I'm not perfect at this and it's okay to admit when you are struggling.
Extending grace to yourself is really hard. It requires you to like yourself and decisions you have made.
teaching this year has been the hardest ever. It is a combination of the restrictions, how I want to be able to have my classroom, my schedule, the students are different and I am failing miserably at engaging them because I AM EXHAUSTED!
I feel like I am the worst teacher I have ever been and when I feel like that it is hard to extend grace to myself. I need to though. If I don't it's even harder to extend grace to others and the whole thing becomes a vicious cycle.
So, how do I break the cycle? Well, here is what I am trying:
-setting time aside for myself to do something I enjoy like:
Having tea ( I'll write a separate post about that in a few weeks)
Playing piano and singing
Yoga
Prayer and Meditation
- I also am sleeping as much as I need to. I am struggling to get up and get moving so I take a nap.
- Making and eating wholesome meals. It can be done quickly too. (I'll do a blog post about that one too)
It's a process so I keep working at it. While I do, here are my joys for the week ending 12/14
1. My poor colleague was ill this week. It was hard having her gone, a few days, but I want her healthy for Christmas and I survived.
2. My Christmas shopping is 95% done. Everything else can be done in town
3. I super excited about the Christmas Eve service. I'm playing a duet with our organist and it is so much fun
4. Our tree is up
5. I was able to adjudicate vocal students in Niagara County. It was amazing to listen to them, and help them along their singing journey.
Let's work on extending that grace....especially at this time of year and as always I hope you can #findyourjoy
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