It's hard to believe that in a matter of weeks, we will hit the two year mark of what can only be summed up as the most bizarre and still unbelievable life experience. So much so, that I'm not even sure I've fully wrapped my head around it all.
We have done our best to focus on what we can control, on how we choose to respond, and have focused on being grateful for what we do have. And while I still believe that is our best option and we should stay the course until we find ourselves on the other side of this, there is one major component that perhaps I haven't acknowledged: courage.
It has taken an immeasurable amount of courage during these last two years. Courage to show up each and every day for our students. Courge to put aside our fears and press on. Courage to smile, even behind the masks. Courage to make it all work because what other choice did we have. Courage to ask for help. Courage to speak your truth. Courage to feel all the feelings.
Pandemic or not, Thomas Murray speaks to the courage each of you shows every day. Please find 40 seconds to watch his clip Teaching is a Courageous Act.
Brené Brown speaks to courage below. She says, "I think we have lost touch with the idea that speaking honestly and openly about who we are, about what we're feeling, and about our experiences (good and bad) is the definition of courage."
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