Rooted in Presence

Happy Friday Y’all!

So many times throughout my week I whispered to myself to slow down, breathe, take your time. I’m 95% sure I suffer from attention deficit as an adult. That shows up for me when I rush or when my mind wanders A-LOT. I’m also an Enneagram 7. So often, I’m ready to get on to the next exciting thing. Especially when the thing I’m doing to me isn’t as exciting. 😆 All of this in my brain can make me lose sight of the power of PRESENCE.

But this week, it was waaay different. I kept telling myself to slow down. Take a deep breath. Pause. Pray. Set an intention or reset an intention. My presence helped me to be keenly aware of my students. It allowed me to see when we all needed a brain break—a stretch, 5 deep breaths, some seated sun salutations. They loved it and I did too. It also helped me as a mom and wife as well. To take in each moment. Living life as a gift.

Presence is powerful. I plan to be intentional about it even more.

#presence #bepresent #bepresentinthemoment #thepowerofpresence #beherenow

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Published by LoveTeachBless

Hello fellow teachers and friends! I began teaching in 2001. It is amazing to think that! I can't believe that I have taught so many grade levels and facilitated learning for teachers for so many years! My teaching began in South Carolina, then Virginia and the now in Georgia. My 21 years in teaching and education have taught me a lot about relationship building, authentic teaching and learning, life long learning and the importance of caring for self. I truly feel that those years upped my level of teaching in ways that I never could have imagined! My love is literacy and infusing diverse books in all we do. I am back in the classroom and I am also an Instructional Coach! I was an Instructional Coach in schools for 5 years and 2 years+ now as a consultant. I’ve written two books too! (If you would love to support there is a link in my blog) This blog is my journey. Hopefully you will stick with me!

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