Positivity is a value that I share with my colleagues. How great is that?!
At our staff meeting this afternoon, we listed our shared values and then shored up those values with evidence from our current school year. Along with positivity, we celebrated joy, perseverance, commitment, adventure, and a few other gems.
These shared values are our glue, and they have kept us sane this year. The long and short of it? We have had a pretty shit year. We have had a year wrought with sadness and with loss. We have had to come together as a community and mourn the deaths of two of our most beloved members, mentors, and friends. Throughout all of this, we have held each other up. We have supported one another through our sadness and disbelief. Underneath it all are, truly, the bonds of our values.
Navigating this past school year, side by side with my colleagues, has absolutely reinforced my knowledge that I am, one thousand percent, in the place I’m meant to be.
Writing and Laughing 
Sorry it was a rough year but glad you had each other for support. I hope all of you have a restful, rejuvenating summer. 🙂
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We can just begin to see the hints of summer’s gifts. Well, actually, we’re currently getting dumped on with snow but we know that summer is coming! 😂😂🥰🥰
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Snow??? I could go with snow right now to counteract this heat and humidity of south Texas! 🙂
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You’re fortunate to have colleagues like this! What a storm you’ve weathered this school year.
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Oh, thank you. It’s clear this year that we’re truly all in this together. ❤️
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Reading your slice, I’m struck by the act of how sharing evidence is the true glue. It’s how we know what holds us together.
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It really is. Coming together over such affirmations is powerful. Thanks for your insight. ✨
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