Ril Mcknight
Jan 1, 20202 min
Well here it is January 1, 2020 and I am blogging about my #oneword2020. OVERCOME. Now why would I pick a word like that for 2020 when 2019 was the year I overcame major health issues.
By definition:
overcome means to succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty).
Yes I have overcome many things in my life. This last year was a big change with many new things to overcome. I needed to overcome the fact that I was not a priority in my own life. Self care was not in my vocabulary for many years. I was a great advocate of it for others and promoting taking time for my student teachers. I was even the understanding teacher when my students needed to take time off or go for a nature walk (school roamimg). But I was not applying that to myself. I needed to stop being a talker and be a doing and self advocate.
This has lead me to connect more with my life and overcome the mad dash I was in. By taking time for me, i was able to overcome the mayham in my head and find my core learnings to follow. I was able to share my experiences with others and this has led to many workshops, presentations and even job offers. So far my retirement from teaching has gone well. I am getting the hang of it and even enjoying my educational journey more.
So then why pick overcome as my word this year. Well this quote I came across months ago really stuck with me.
So my goal this year is to overcome that inner voice in my mind. I need to wipe out the impostor syndrome voice. I will do my best this year to overcome any self doubt I have and try to acknowledge that I can add to the education world in my way. Yes I am loving the work I am doing now with schools here in BC, Canada and Qatar and yes I am making the change in my small ways. I just need to keep my mind in the positive.
So I will overcome and continue my new journey and appreciate all that comes with it and all that disappears because of it. I aim to enjoy life more and share my knowledge and be happy..