Mindful Tradition

While in recovery from my TBI last year, I’ve taken a step back from some of my larger rolls in terms of curriculum planning, teacher trainjngs, and corporate consultations, and instead have been getting my hands down and dirty, teaching social emotional learning at three local elementary schools.
As the school year has progressed my relationships with the students have gotten deeper and more meaningful. The work that we have done together has shifted from creating a calm atmosphere in a school environment to laying foundational lessons that will guide these children for the rest of their lives.
Today, one of my students ran up to me with these flowers that he picked for me. And it felt like a symbol for all the good work that we do in the world, and why working with children matters so much. Forever thankful for the work I get to do, and the people that I do it with.