Savor the Little Moments

In a couple of my classes, I used a worksheet from a book called Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators. I chose to do this as the book highlights the theme of "Focusing on the Bright Spots" for November and December when the days are short & dark and when the exhaustion from fall is real (especially during this last week of the quarter which is overwhelming and busy.)  This exercise is one that I had them do this week: 

I jotted down a few things on my list as students were generating their own lists. One of them was to pay attention on my bike ride, and lo and behold, look at the gifts that awaited me on my way home on my bike yesterday. This was indeed worth savoring!