08/04/2022
I had to share both of these because I don't know how to just "be serious", I ALWAYS have FUN at work & I have yet to have a school year where at the end, I don't have coworkers that feel like family, students that will be in my life forever & a sense of purpose. This year feels different, but different is not new to ME.
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A wise teacher once brought balloons to school, told her Champions to blow them up and write their name on one. After the children tossed their balloons into the hall, the teacher moved through the hall mixing them all up.
The kids were given five minutes to find the balloon with their name on it, but though they searched frantically, no one found their own balloon.
Then the teacher told them to take the balloon closest to them and give it to the person whose name was on it. In less than two minutes, everyone was holding their own balloon.
The teacher said to the children, βThese balloons are like happiness. We won't find it when we're only searching for our own. But if we care about someone else's happiness...it will ultimately help us find our own.β
@ Halls FerryElementary