Every day is a new beginning. I didn't start understanding and appreciating that until I started teaching, but this isn't something that just applies to teaching. When I was student teaching, my cooperating teacher told me that every day is new. That's such a cliche saying. But then I watched him practice that. He never … Continue reading New Beginnings
Thoughts
Respect
It has been a lot these past couple weeks. I did not write last week because there was a death in the family. But I'm here this week, and man do I have a lot to talk about! Respect has been on my mind a lot lately, and I am truthfully surprised I haven't done … Continue reading Respect
Expectations
We all have expectations. It could be for the day, the week, the year, or even your life. I'm all about setting and going after goals. But, that bring said, sometimes we have to dismantle our expectations. For example, yesterday afternoon (Monday), I had my expectations of how the afternoon was going to go. I … Continue reading Expectations
Update: Why I Started my Blog
I posted a long time ago about why I started my blog. But that was over 4 years ago! A lot has changed since then. I've changed since then. If you're curious, the link to that original post is Here. Many of those things still are true. I still have lots of thoughts in my … Continue reading Update: Why I Started my Blog
Feeling Anger
I talk about emotions frequently. They are a part of life, and you feel all of your emotions. But one I don't talk about too much is anger. Anger by itself is neither good nor bad. Sometimes you need to feel anger. The reaction to it can be either good or bad. I had something … Continue reading Feeling Anger
Push Yourself
It's time for another post about goals! You might be tired of them, but it's what I'm working for right now. It's still on my mind and still relevant to what I'm doing in my life. One big thing about reaching for your goals is that you have to push yourself. You don't grow in … Continue reading Push Yourself
Setting Goals
The big topic lately that I have been talking about on here is growth and goals and improvement. Since that's still on my mind, I want to continue talking about that. However, I want to talk about in a different way. An important part of having goals is the process of setting them. I want … Continue reading Setting Goals
Mental Blocks
Do you ever just work at something and no matter how you try, you can't seem to get it? Sometimes it's a physical thing that stops you, but a lot of times, it's a mental block. I am trying to learn new things this summer, and I get frustrated because I can't get them as … Continue reading Mental Blocks
Graduate Advice
It's that time of year again! Graduation is right around the corner or has already happened for some colleges. The world looks a lot different since the last graduation season. We're actually having graduations this year. My own college graduation was postponed to this weekend. So having been a year removed from college "graduation" and … Continue reading Graduate Advice
Finding Passion in Life
As the school year is winding down, I'm finding there's a lot more stress and things to plan. A lot of my college-age friends are preparing for finals, and even my students are beginning to sense the end of the year is coming. For my class personally, we are finishing out content this week. We're … Continue reading Finding Passion in Life
Battle Kim of the Republic 