When I substitute teach, I sometimes feel like I’m on an island by myself leading 30 students. I experience situations that can change quickly especially in middle school. Pre-teens and teenagers have fluctuating hormones and…
Category: Lessons
Meditation
Meditation Rookie! Years ago, a classmate told me I should try meditating at home. Even though she told me how she did it I went home and got on my computer to do some research.…
Pieces
Sometimes when we do everything with love in our heart we still judge; as if we are broken and need to be fixed. We question, “Did I do enough?” YES! We give life to several…
Clarity
It’s a moment. A moment, when the dust settles, and all that’s left is the truth. It’s a moment of clarity. Every week, while driving to class, I intentionally pray for positive guidance. I mean,…
Hands
I always marvel at how things happen, because they always happen in a way I can never imagine. The other day I practiced passing the basketball with my daughter because she’ll be playing basketball…
Not Enough
We live in a world where we are constantly told we don’t have enough or we are not enough or we need more right now. It’s a perception and a cycle of inadequacy that continues…
This Past Year
Writing is the place where I can step off the ledge fall gracefully into a free flowing waterfall of words that take me to new worlds undiscovered within me. – Allura Eshmun …