Self Care in Educational Leadership

Sometimes I feel like a whole person and sometimes I do not. I feel like I am being pulled in a million directions. I have several responsibilities outside of the classroom. I am a mother, wife and full time employee which all jobs demand my time. I have often said I need more than one of me. I realize now in life you can only do so much at a time. I am learning as I grow older to put one foot in front of the other is all you can do every day.

I am also realizing as I gain more wisdom and experience in life that I am enough. I often do affirmations for myself every morning. I do morning devotions every morning before I start my day this allows me to get centered and focused to start my day. I feel as though when I allow myself to do devotions and meditations as well, it assists me with any tasks or adversities that I may face. I also do journaling which allows me to gathering my thoughts and feelings. I am able to write down my thoughts and reflect on them at the end of my day and review what I have accomplished and what I need to accomplish.

When I put all the things together that I do on a daily basis it makes me feel like a whole person. I realize I am enough as I grow older, when I was younger I did not feel that way. When I was younger I always sought validation from my parents. I understand now that I have to be my own cheerleader, if I do not believe in myself no one else will. I wish I could have told my 20 year old self that, but we all live and we learn from life experiences.

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