Last summer, Facebook or Twitter informed me of Teachers Write! I signed up for the program, joined the Facebook page, and read some of the posts in my newsfeed. I didn't visit any of the blogs or try my hand at writing. This summer, I would like to try to participate.
I must confess that I don't feel that I have a creative idea or any energy to follow through with this initiative. It's just a crazy idea that I'd like to carve some time out for myself to write and learn and grow as a person, a teacher, and a writer. However, reality tells me I am a tired mom of two kids with a messy house who has online classes to teach this summer and two new preps for the next school year.
And I've already failed at one crazy idea this year. As a new year's resolution, I tried daily blogging using Jesus Calling and The Awakened Devotional Study Guide for Teachers. It worked until the beginning of March, and then life got busy and I fell apart. I did notice I was more relaxed and could handle life's challenges better when I was taking some time to be with God and to take care of me. But as I fell behind, the challenge of blogging and taking that time turned into work. I tried to play catch up over Spring Break in April, but again, school and life got busy. I've all but abandoned that resolution. Perhaps I shouldn't be too discouraged though. According to Dan Diamond's New Year's Post on Forbes.com, only 8% of the people who make resolutions achieve them. I'm somewhere between the 64% of the people who keep their resolutions for at least one month and the 46% who keep them for at least six months. Since Teachers Write! is only two months long, maybe I can make it. :)
The bottom line for me, I guess, is I love reading and writing. I'm looking for something to do to recharge myself. I hope that I can embrace this challenge, make it fit for me, and use it to recharge. I don't want to make it be "work" or an obligation.
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