A new month, a new Action For Happiness calendar.
I am starting with Day 10 – take a photo of something that brings you joy and share it🧡 New books to read spark so much joy for me And I have so enjoyed rediscovering my love of sketching in recent weeks.
Its been a few years now since I taught in a traditional classroom in a traditional school system. For awhile now I have turned my attention to the likes of Sir Ken Robinson. His book Creative Schools is a fascinating read and definitely, for me, the direction I think education should be moving.
Anyway, in this quiet start to my year it was time again to look through boxes of old teaching files and papers and decide what needs to go.
A special box put aside to place items that hold significance – valuable memories of that time in those classrooms and the young people who walked through my life then.
But other than that, stuff has to go. Another one of my all important rituals – taking stock, paring back and letting go.
Back to the poster. I had forgotten about this powerful message til I stumbled across it again in this tidy out. I used to look at this message on the wall everyday – strengthening and inspiring. Once again it resonates so deeply with me…. so I wanted to share it with you.
Sit down and read
Educate yourself
For the coming conflicts
Mother Jones
I am so excited to work through Dr Tererai Trent’s wonderful book, The Awakened Woman, a second time.
I first heard Dr Tererai speak on a podcast with Kikki K founder, Kristina Karlsson. I loved listening to her delightful accent and the rhythm of her voice sent me right back to childhood and growing up in Southern Africa. Listening to her read her story as an audiobook was a revelation. Dr Tererai is a poet and wordsmith, the way she uses the English language is beautifully lyrical.
In The Awakened Women she shares her incredible story of dreams come true. Using her experiences and insight to provide a guide for others which is so profound and yet so accessible.
So I now have the print version of the book along with the gorgeous journal that goes with it from Kikki K. I have reread Chapter 1 and am now putting pen to paper in the matching chapter in the The Awakened Woman Journal… what dreams may come…
While I’m here I thought I would mention how very inspiring I found Kristina Karlsson’s book – Your Dream Life Starts Here
Ooh, also Melinda Gate’s book – The Moment of Lift – this is definitely worth a read!
Hey World! How lucky are we to have these strong, empowered, beautiful women’s voices who grace us with their hard won wisdom! They are so open and honest with their ordinary struggles, just like you and just like me. They give me hope and I take comfort in that as I walk my own path.
