My Fyshbowl Blog

 Before I ever became an educator I was called to encourage. So much of my teaching is rooted in a place of bringing hopefulness and inspiration. It does not matter whether I am working with preschool aged children or college students, the need for connection and motivation is necessary. People have a need to express themselves, to be heard, and acknowledged. By listening without judgement, we allow others to let us into their worlds where we can see who they are. In most of my experiences, people want to be heard and do not necessarily want input. We can simply validate their feelings by allowing them to express themselves and voice their truths. This is how trusting relationships are formed. By being present and open to seeing and hearing what is communicated, verbally or otherwise.  Being observant, a good listener, and discerning, is a skill that I was born with.Throughout my life these skills have helped me avoid many dangerous people and situations, while leading me wher...

If you do something for sixty-six days it will most likely become a habit. Sixty-six days, researchers say. Is this why I cry every day? I cannot remember a day that I did not cry over something. I fall sleep pondering issues of the world. What can be done to make improvements? I wake up to new additions to my list of things to analyze and correct. Where is my lane? Do I have just one lane or many?  Being human gives me all the permission necessary to have a heart towards all of humanity in its many forms. Although, we have one heart, there are multiple chambers, valves, and vessels, taking in and bleeding out. As with everything in our lives. We take in everything in our surroundings through our senses and try our best to make sense of the information. Some things bring us negative reactions while others, positive. Then there are the numerous stimuli that our spirits are unable to contain or define, so we reject those.  In times such as these, I become bot...