I know, it's been a while since I published anything on my blog. I have 4 drafts sitting here of posts I have started over the last year. I keep feeling like I need to make excuses and explain what has been going on over the last year.
I'm starting to accept, however, that I don't have to do things just right. I make mistakes a lot. I don't get done what I want to and I'm learning to let myself be okay with that.
Yesterday, I did a group lesson plan for my Elementary Drama class and it did not go as planned. We had trouble getting together to work on the lesson plan in person due to conflicting schedules and it showed. Putting together a project over google docs works better in theory than in practice. We got through it, but it was nothing like we had each envisioned.
After teaching, we had to reflect upon how it went. The three of us sat silently when asked what went well with the lesson, but our teacher wouldn't let us move on until we were able to see the gems in our perceived failure of a lesson.
Over the last year, I have started so many posts, but never felt like they were good enough, just like the lesson plan. I have seen that as a common thread in my life.
That's one reason that I am so grateful for my faith. I believe that God sees more potential and worth in me than I see in myself. Reminding myself that the purpose of life is to learn and grow gives me hope when I'm starting to slide into a self-depreciating spiral.
Every situation can give me experience and help me learn so that the future may be brighter.
I'm starting to accept, however, that I don't have to do things just right. I make mistakes a lot. I don't get done what I want to and I'm learning to let myself be okay with that.
Yesterday, I did a group lesson plan for my Elementary Drama class and it did not go as planned. We had trouble getting together to work on the lesson plan in person due to conflicting schedules and it showed. Putting together a project over google docs works better in theory than in practice. We got through it, but it was nothing like we had each envisioned.
After teaching, we had to reflect upon how it went. The three of us sat silently when asked what went well with the lesson, but our teacher wouldn't let us move on until we were able to see the gems in our perceived failure of a lesson.
Over the last year, I have started so many posts, but never felt like they were good enough, just like the lesson plan. I have seen that as a common thread in my life.
That's one reason that I am so grateful for my faith. I believe that God sees more potential and worth in me than I see in myself. Reminding myself that the purpose of life is to learn and grow gives me hope when I'm starting to slide into a self-depreciating spiral.
Every situation can give me experience and help me learn so that the future may be brighter.
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