This, my friends...this is the legacy YOU and many students before you have built. Top picture is Fall of 2013. Bottom picture is now. A trophy is a dust collector...a legacy remains beyond a contest and continues to live and breathe throughout the ages.
You are not a bad person for struggling with porn. Most people are exposed to porn before they have any understanding of what it is and what consequences it may have. Be kind to yourself, be patient with your progress, and keep fighting!
#LoveIsStrongerThanShame#NoPornovember
things you should stop apologizing for:
your feelings
telling the long version of a story
struggling to process an experience
having a bad day
taking your time
having boundaries
not having the answers
being “too much” for someone
being “insufficient” for someone
being human.
Gmorning
from the longest hair on your head
to the tiniest nail on your pinky toe
from your longest scar
to your achiest joints
& everything in between
Everything you got is perfect and not because it’s perfect but because it’s yours
It’s yours yours yours
Let’s go
This angel came to see me today and lit up my world! My students for sure thought I was crazy the way I squealed when I saw her. @XimenaMB17 you sure know how to make someone’s day! I can’t wait to visit you in your classroom someday! #RCISDJOY#mywhy
It's teachers like you who inspire their students to become the best version of themselves. You better believed you inspired me.@MrsTaylor_2013#RCISDJOY 💕
This angel came to see me today and lit up my world! My students for sure thought I was crazy the way I squealed when I saw her. @XimenaMB17 you sure know how to make someone’s day! I can’t wait to visit you in your classroom someday! #RCISDJOY#mywhy
"Do not try to tell me that I am not capable of changing the world because you are living in the world that I am changing."- Ximena Martinez #WorldPoetryDay (Photo from #RYLA26 - 2016)
High school
(Teacher who barely got through school and managed to get a teaching degree): my name is Ms. Johnson and you will call me as such
College
(Professor who is a top individual in their field with multiple degrees, maybe a PHD): hey guys what's up my name's Matt
So I debated on posting this for a while. But I'm pretty proud of this, so I will share.
I lost 80 pounds in less than a year!
(Nobody have a convulsion bc I posted a picture in a sports bra. Oh my gosh..a female.)