JumpStart - Balance and Harmony

It's a new week!  Let's do this!!  

GREAT NEWS:  My Mindfulness Mondays with ROE #40 have six new dates.  Each is worth a PD Hour and you can attend as many as fits your schedule.  Feb 7, 14, 28 and March 14, 21, 28 from 3:30 - 4:00 pm on GMeets. Registration  All are welcome, and they're free. 

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"Happiness is not a matter of intensity, but of balance, order, rhythm, and harmony." ~Thomas Merton

I think that we live in a world of extremes for two reasons:  1) all things have an opposite because they wouldn't exist without it, and 2) our culture is obsessed (See?  There I go with a verb on the extreme end) with superlatives.  Things are the 'best' or the 'worst'.  People 'hate' or they 'love'. 

We need to keep ourselves in balance.  Once too much of one side enters our lives, we become out of balance, and we don't necessarily fix it by bringing in the other side.  For example, we spend too much time on Facebook which can make us jealous and unsatisfied - out of balance.  Instead of finding self-acceptance and gratitude, we fill the void caused by the imbalance with self-harm (in whatever way) and vitriol to our loved ones.  

This week, try this:  Pay attention to your negative emotions.  When you feel yourself at an extreme, stop, close your eyes and figure out what the opposite emotion is. That's it.  Just being aware that there is an opposite it the first step. ​

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RESOURCE:
SEL Conference February 4-6.  Pay What You Can.  Virtual.  Attend what you want. PD Hours available. I don't think you'll find a better bang for your buck, and some of these presenters are phenomenal.

JOKE:

Q:  How do math teachers scold their children?
A:  "If I've told you n times, I've told you n+1 times..."

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Have a great week!