I am a teacher and so are all of us. Teachers are simply people who share their thoughts and feelings with others. There is training to refine the process; but we are all teaching and learning all the time. Sometimes we don’t realize how much impact we have on others.
Parents are teachers. Parents out there; you have seen your small children imitate everything you say and do . . . whether you want them to or not. Children have not yet learned to filter what they learn and place value judgments on the information coming in; so we, as parents are responsible to be aware of what we are saying and doing. That’s one sort of teacher.
Certainly, those of us who blog, are teaching. It may not be the conscious intent but it is the reality. Ok, so what are we teaching? We teach what is important to us. We want to share the things that have helped and are helping us. We are people of community who have a need to see our beliefs and feelings reflected through others. So we browse around in others’ sites to see what is out there we can relate to and maybe learn some new aspects and insights.
Most of us don’t really want to get involved in something totally new. And that’s ok. We are really only interested in things we can relate to. That’s natural. The new things are really just things we’ve always wanted to learn more about, interests we had not explored but interests just the same. Sometimes we find something that touches a place deep inside that has held a belief not yet shared, even with ourselves. That is exciting. It helps us in the process of knowing and becoming all that we are.
The most effective teachers teach from passion; we may think it is a passion for teaching but it must be a passion for the subject and its usefulness. When I believe in my heart that what I am sharing is important; then my passion is going to help convey my message.
So share your passions. Explore your inner being. Take a risk to be all that you are.
It is so interesting to find people from all over the world finding each other’s words. When someone reads and relates to my words there is a spirit connection. I’m really quite overwhelmed. I want to reach out and hug you. I want to look at your face and into your eyes. But this is as good as it gets for now.
But maybe . . . in the future some time . . . we can have a gathering . . . or a series of gatherings . . . around the world . . . where we can look at each others’ faces and break bread together, play together and talk together . . . but for now we will keep writing.
Parents are teachers. Parents out there; you have seen your small children imitate everything you say and do . . . whether you want them to or not. Children have not yet learned to filter what they learn and place value judgments on the information coming in; so we, as parents are responsible to be aware of what we are saying and doing. That’s one sort of teacher.
Certainly, those of us who blog, are teaching. It may not be the conscious intent but it is the reality. Ok, so what are we teaching? We teach what is important to us. We want to share the things that have helped and are helping us. We are people of community who have a need to see our beliefs and feelings reflected through others. So we browse around in others’ sites to see what is out there we can relate to and maybe learn some new aspects and insights.
Most of us don’t really want to get involved in something totally new. And that’s ok. We are really only interested in things we can relate to. That’s natural. The new things are really just things we’ve always wanted to learn more about, interests we had not explored but interests just the same. Sometimes we find something that touches a place deep inside that has held a belief not yet shared, even with ourselves. That is exciting. It helps us in the process of knowing and becoming all that we are.
The most effective teachers teach from passion; we may think it is a passion for teaching but it must be a passion for the subject and its usefulness. When I believe in my heart that what I am sharing is important; then my passion is going to help convey my message.
So share your passions. Explore your inner being. Take a risk to be all that you are.
It is so interesting to find people from all over the world finding each other’s words. When someone reads and relates to my words there is a spirit connection. I’m really quite overwhelmed. I want to reach out and hug you. I want to look at your face and into your eyes. But this is as good as it gets for now.
But maybe . . . in the future some time . . . we can have a gathering . . . or a series of gatherings . . . around the world . . . where we can look at each others’ faces and break bread together, play together and talk together . . . but for now we will keep writing.
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