As a first – year teacher, I find that I ask this to myself all the time. It is so easy to get caught up in the moment and feel like I have to react to the things that are happening around me. As the school year starts up again after winter break, I will definitely work to pause before I react a bit more. Giving time to really look for the root cause of an issue, and also to listen first to understand before being understood.

I can let go of worry – worry about the future, worry about if I am ‘good enough’, worry that I am not doing enough, worry that I am doing too much. I can let go of the need to constantly be the best at everything I do, because it isn’t realistic and feeds my worry.