There is a certain vulnerability in exposing yourself to the world through your lens by writing. I began this blog over the summer, but I have been sitting on it. Trying to find the best “opportunity” to share myself and thoughts with the world. As you might have expected that time did not arrive in a perfectly packaged box with a beautiful bow. Instead it crept up in my dreams, my thoughts, my all of my downtime. I found myself looking in the mirror wondering why I was holding back. I asked, “Would the world view me as a fraud?” and “Would my voice fall flat?”
Although I never found the answer to those questions, I have acknowledged through my own words to my students and my children that these insecurities should not carry so much space in my thoughts and heart. I told myself, “You may not be everyone’s cup of tea and that’s ok” just like I told the 7th grade girls in my office who were on the verge of fighting in the hallway over social media drama. I echoed my own words, “Follow your heart,” that I shared with both of my daughters as they made some big decisions about their future.
This all showed me that this is all the more reason to put out this blog. To acknowledge the space and power between teacher/parent and student and weight that it carries into the world. We often spend so much of our time analyzing how we can impart our knowledge and wisdom on the kids. We often forget to give credence to the lessons that the kids can teach us. Whether it is from the moments they reflect back and mirror the things we need the most or the moments they call us out on our inconsistencies (this will be for another blog).
So today, I am taking the proverbial leap, jumping in head first, diving off the cliff.….or maybe just sharing on my socials and sending to some of my closest professional colleagues. Hey a step is a step, right? If anything you read here resonates with you, please share. Feel free to comment or message me. I would love to have feedback or guest contributors.