Growth

It’s 12:58am. I’m in Toni’s room, and my heart is pounding fast as I struggle to think about what to write. The sky is painted midnight blue, and the air is quite chilly. I feel content with Toni’s presence, and I enjoy basking in the safety that comes with ignoring…

In today’s world, we more affected by chronic conditions in the body than ever — yet how concerned about this are we? Diabetes, autoimmune and cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, cancer, neurodevelopmental and mental health issues are all on the rise in both developed and developing countries. There are thousands of studies…

As a fellow Venusian, I’ve always been in love with love. In my childhood, it was the pursuit of my parent’s love. I learned real young that my parents didn’t like when I was loud, disagreeable, acting up, attention-seeking, violent, destructive, angry, sad, excitable, and in pain. So I took…

Part 2: A Two-Part Reflection on Intentionality — A few days ago, I sat down and wrote a self-reflection on intentionality, its significance and what it means to me. The TL;DR from it is to find the ‘why’ behind every aspect of your life, so you can optimize for the lifestyle that aligns with your core values. But…

Slow Growth In Spring — This last week felt faster than before. As the world warms, it always seems to do that. Heat makes me feel faster, the days feel a little shorter and that 24 hours doesn’t stretch as far as it did in winter. In some ways, that’s fantastic! In others… When I…

Here are some recent snippets from my weekly review. Each week I look back and record takeaways from what I’ve been thinking, reading, and experiencing in the classroom and in life. Think, Learn, Share, Repeat. Leaders — Schools should be structured in a way so students gradually take more ownership…

My preference for learning style is ‘assimilate’. In other words, I think a lot before I take action. In this blog, I share how this learning style can be of service to me and how it sometimes hinders me. — Today I sat at my desk and picked up the book ‘Reflect: the Basis’ by Mirjam Groen. In the appendices of this book, I found Kolb’s learning style test. Although I had done this test before, I decided to do it again. Before I go into the way my learning…