Fuelyoursoulco

Grateful to announce Tuesday nights class is still a go. I’ve got a few spots left!

There was a time in my life where I never thought I’d be able to teach again. And I promised myself that I would bust my ass to get back in the classroom, and if/once I did, I would never be anything but grateful and happy to be back in the classroom. Fast-forward to today. I took my students out for an early recess. The sky was so blue, the sun was shining, my students were squealing with excitement, and I truly felt so happy and lucky. I decided to show ...them up and have a boys vs girls game of soccer. I have played soccer since I was 4 years old and wasn’t all that bad back in the day. A few minutes in, I really started to feel the pain from the hardware in my right ankle and leg. So much so that I had to stop playing. As I sat out to watch them play, I had such a pang of sadness fill up my chest. This sadness surprised me because I’ve been living with my injuries for such a long time now and I’m very accustomed to not being able to do everything I used to and everything others can do. Situations like this are a part of my everyday life and something I’ve very much come to terms with. Things I re-learned today as I sat out watching my students play from the sidelines: - Healing and grief are never linear (sometimes things hit you when you least expect them and when you thought they were well behind you) - It’s ok to be sad about a life you wanted that you didn’t get the chance to live. - It’s ok to grief a part of you that you didn’t want to lose - feeling happy and sad at the same time is possible, and more than okay See more

We delight in the beauty of butterfly, but rarely realize the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. It is same with people.

Season changes are my favourite, and yet I resist change so often in all other areas of my life. Yet change seems to be the only constant these days. I am trying to learn what balance looks like in this world of constant change. We can’t really plan like we used to - it’s different now - we have to be able to let things go and make different plans quickly. It’s hard. This year is hard. And yet we are all still here, together, doing the work, making the ch...anges, and living this life. I am hoping for each of us to find some balance in the change and lift each other up on the hard days when change feels like too much. I am in this with you - we are in this together See more