Confessions of a PYP Teacher
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Confessions of a PYP Teacher
C153: Don’t be a Worrywart
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Welcome back, my friends, to Confession 153.
This episode is framed by this quote by Mo Gawdat, "Worrying is praying for what you don’t want."
Mo frames worry as a form of negative visualization. Rather than focusing our energy on what we want to grow, worry channels our attention toward fear and imagined threats. When we do this consistently, we reinforce anxiety. We lose our sense of clarity. We become less joyful and less present. Mo reminds us that while pain is often a part of life, suffering does not have to be. Worry is a mental habit, and like any habit, it can be examined and gently shifted.
This had me thinking about how I might bring about and look for worrying that is regularly happening in the classroom. If I were to look deeper, what would I find?
We will explore how to identify and deal with worrisome situations that arise in our classroom and personal lives with grace.
If you are a worrywart too, please have a listen to this episode.
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