Mary’s Minute
“People are often unreasonable, irrational, and
self-centered, forgive them anyway.
If you are kind people may accuse you of
selfish ulterior motives, be kind anyway,”
~
Mother Teresa
These are just a couple of stanzas of a verse
attributed to Mother Teresa. I call it
the “Do it anyway,” poem. Working with
kids each of you could write your own version of expressing the same
sentiment. “Students will yell and call
name, speak softly and kindly to them anyway.
Students will act like they do not want to learn, teach them anyway.” You probably are more creative than me, but
you get the idea. The next time you feel
unmotivated because of the struggles of a few students who try our patience,
say to yourself, “Do it anyway.”
During the holiday season I am reminded of all
the good in the world. The “bad” is what
gets the attention in the media and consumes our time in the classroom, on the
bus, or in the hallway, but the truth is that there is so much good in
people! One of the things I love about
the holiday season is that besides bringing out the best in people, it also
allows us to see people with a different lens.
We give ourselves permission to see the good in people. The challenge is to use that lens all year
long, and despite the shortcomings of people, “Do it anyway.”
Have a great week!
Mary
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