Why freaking out is a good thing :-) And welcome to Teachers Write!!!!
Hello everyone and welcome to Teachers Write 2016!!!! I'm super excited to be able to take part again this year and cheer you on every Monday with some food for thought and a prompt to warm you up for a week of writing
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I’m scared and maybe that’s why I never finish Teachers Write. I’m afraid of failure, the realization that really, I’m not a writer. But, I think it’s there, in me. Deep inside, struggling against invisible chains that want to hold it back. It, that little gem, more valuable to me than all the precious stones in the world, my voice, my thoughts, my feelings, my words. I yearn to set it free, the words that bubble up inside me, a volcano ready to erupt. Will I permit this explosion? Can I overcome my fear? How do I start, when I know how difficult and daunting the path is? Maybe I stop looking to the end, and just begin with one small step. I challenge to myself to Teachers Write, to stop the excuses (I’m going on vacation for all of July, I should break away from my devices, I need to plan a science unit for fall, etc.) and just jump in. I drown myself with excuses before I even jump in the pool. But, I’m not a quitter, never have been, and I don’t want to start now. Maybe I think of the last 2 summers of Teachers Write as warm-ups or test drives. Now it’s time to buckle up and start a new summer road trip. This feels good already, so maybe this summer, this road trip, will be different?
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It's time. :) I recently listened to a Ted talk on NPR about how women are raised to only do things we know we are good at, and not take risks because we are supposed to be perfect, not brave and inventive. It is time to change all this and understand that through failure, we grow, we learn and we rise. So go for it! *cheers*
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Can I say, me too? I'm right there with you. Let's push each other this time. We can do it!
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