A Dive into Sadness
We cannot see the bright spots if we cannot also see the bleak moments. – Elena Aguilar, Onward Chapter 7 If you haven’t started…
Focus on the Bright Spots
The Truths We Learn From Living
Why is it in retrospect, we seem to see things more clearly than we do in the present moment? We know that our resilience…
Finding Our Happiness
Recently, Elena shared this ON Being blog by Sharon Salzberg with me: Happiness Is An Arm of Resilience. As I read it, I kept…
Deal With Emotions – Explore RAIN
In Chapter 7 of Onward, Elena shares 5 practices to train your brain and direct your mind and emotions to focus on the bright…
Disposition: Empowerment
You control your story. Imagine if you could erase your regrets. What would you do with your life now? What’s your biggest regret? What…
Reflect and Gain Clarity
In Chapter 7 of Onward, Elena shares 5 practices to train your brain and direct your mind and emotions to focus on the bright…
Engage in Appreciative Inquiry
In Chapter 7 of Onward, Elena shares 5 practices to train your brain and direct your mind and emotions to focus on the bright…
Take an Inquiry Stance and Open Your Mind
In Chapter 7 of Onward, Elena shares 5 practices to train your brain and direct your mind and emotions to focus on the bright…
Set Intentions to Direct Your Mind
In Chapter 7 of Onward, Elena shares ways to train your brain and direct your mind and emotions to focus on the bright spots….
Seeing Every Child as a Bright Spot
This video gets me every time I watch it. My hope is that all students are seen for their strengths. We, as educators, need…