Whatever your preference - education, fact or fiction - getting in lost in thousands of words that someone else has taken the time to construct can be magical.
โ๏ธTwo minutes of exercise whilst the kettle boils.
โ๏ธRead for five minutes straight after brushing your teeth in the evening.
โ๏ธWrite three points of gratitude straight before getting into bed.
The profound feeling of realising everyone, including complete strangers, has a life with just as many (and often more) problems than your own, which they are constantly living despite not telling you about it or you being aware of it.
Wellbeing isnโt tokenistic gestures or acts of โbeing niceโ to people. All those acts *contribute* to wellbeing, and can help people feel valued and appreciated. Iโm NOT saying donโt do them. But they are not wellbeing.
Wellbeing is a state of comfort, health and happiness.
We need to address how staff can reach a state of ease, rather than dis-ease, by addressing workload, use of time, expectation of communication and feedback streams.
We need to step back and look at all the things we do and ask:
Why do we do this?
Who is it for?
When Iโve done it, who looks at it after?
What do they do with it?
Is it essential or optional?
With schools trying to develop a โrecoveryโ curriculum, there are a few people outside of education who I would be keen to work with to develop wellbeing in schools.
I donโt run a podcast yet - but if it meant I could speak with these few - Iโd make it happen.
Failure doesnโt mean it is the end. Failure means it is the start of a new journey.
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When we fail or get something wrong and tell ourselves we are not good enough, smart enough or strong enough, we chip away at our level of self-esteem and self-worth through negative self-talk.