I Spy Resilience! waaaay over there…
We're headed into the last two weeks of school, and the people are tired.
Teachers are fried. Parents are frazzled. And the kids are super-crispy.
So I'm digging deep into my buckets of resilience and trying to remember to hold those gems gently...because a white-knuckled grip is so extra.
I've struggled to show up in some of my usual ways. Have been doing LOTS of writing to ground myself. And wrapping up another term of studies in autism assessment and attachment theory.
Yet, I don't have a lot of roles I want to put down.
I love teaching, and play therapy, and mentoring other therapists. I'm parenting an amazing teenager and trying out some new crafts. So I find ways to shine my light on these.
In the midst of this crazy-May energy, I was well and truly inspired by a group of parents who gathered last night to nerd out about advocating for kids and meeting our own needs as we lean into a Summer of Mystery...
Because TRULY who knows what will happen?!? and it will be HOT.
I am endlessly grateful for the stamina, smarts, and big ole' hearts of fellow parents tracking small victories, trying new things, and paying attention to tiny details that I'm sometimes too tired to see.
Good thing we can borrow encouragement from one another!
The edges of our capacity show us where our tipping points are. And remind us to lean on one another until we feel steady again.
I’m hosting a mini-series on the neurobiology of behavior next month, with a focus on exactly this: How to stay afloat and hold onto hope when things feel stuck. This stage, too, shall pass. Their brains are growing RIGHT NOW.
🌸 Brains in Bloom 🌸
Mondays, 10:30-Noon Pacific
June 1, 8, 15 on Zoom
replay available for all who register; join us live for Q+A
We can't do it all.
Our limits exist to remind us: It's not all up to you. Or me.
It's not supposed to be.
We can't move gigantic mountains. But we can pick up a pebble that catches our eye. We can turn it over in our hands and consider it from new angles.
I can't attend both a graduation ceremony and a funeral in the same week. But I can send a sweet card to both families. And watch a movie with mine.
Our YESes and NO's have energy of their own. Each imparting a different quality of light.
A tiny, sparkly ✨YES✨ can light up my pocket like a firefly. And a thorny, prickly 🌵have-to🌵 will burn a whole in my bucket.
What Tiny Yes are you making room for?
What Necessary No are you putting down?
Where are you shining your almost-summer flicker?
Go gently. Keep it lit.