For teachers, rest is political. The culture tells you to grind. To prep. To get ahead. To "make the most" of summer.
Choosing to pause in the face of that pressure isn't lazy โ it's a quiet act of self-respect.
Today: my daughter and I unbox the new Solo Stove, figure out what all the pieces are (mostly by guessing), put it together in the rain, and light our first fire of the season while approximately 600 mosquitoes tried to ruin it.
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Relief and restlessness at the same time. Glad it's over. Not sure what to do with the quiet.
That's exactly where this series begins.
Thrive This Summer starts Wednesday. Free for educators. 8 weeks. Link in bio.
May is hard. They're checked out. And if you're being honest โ so are you.
But fizzling at the finish line is the easiest thing you'll do all year.
Don't.
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Your inner work doesn't stay inside.
Epictetus: Make it your business to draw out the best in others by being an exemplar.
Not a performance. A model of being.
Final episode of Built From Within is up. https://t.co/lBzV866uJQ