Our systems face significant shock from August to September. After long days, little sleep, and almost no time to recharge, I told myself, “It’s only temporary. I’ll find balance in October.”
Well, October has come and gone, and I didn’t find my balance. As a natural consequence, I got a doozy of a cold and a chronic migraine. We know our energy totally spreads to our classroom, so, I found myself less patient and less positive.
I remembered the promise I made to myself, and I’m committed to finding a balance, with little changes in my routines each week.
One way I’m doing this is through affirmations (positive statements to help manifest goals and intentions). I typically search affirmations about self-love or emotional healing, but I’ve discovered that writing affirmations myself is much more powerful.
There are many step-by-step guides to describe how to do this. Essentially, if we write it, read it, say it, then we begin to believe it, and it becomes true.
So, as you are writing your SOL, perhaps you can end with an affirmation. Does your story show any perceived truths about yourself that can become more positive?
Here’s one that I’ve written:
I deserve giving as much energy to myself as I give to others.
WRITE a slice of life story on your own blog.
SHARE a link to your post in the comments section.
GIVE comments to at least three other SOL bloggers.
It’s 11:47 CST, and I’m writing with wild abandon because of the topic: music! Now, fair warning, it heavy metal music and Jack Black….. 😉
http://iowaconflictedteacher.com/2018/10/30/if-you-dont-like-jack-black-sol18/
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A first rational attempt at getting foreground and background in focus.
https://angelinasgarden.wordpress.com/2018/10/31/chalktober-fest-in-focus/
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Sneaking in a late post about our book club’s celebration in Victoria! https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2018/10/book-club-celebrates-twenty-years.html
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(Having trouble posting – so sorry if this is a duplicate link!)
https://onathought.com/2018/10/30/a-slice-of-halloween-eve/
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https://onathought.com/2018/10/30/a-slice-of-halloween-eve/
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Though pro baseball’s season may be finished, writing about baseball knows no season, especially as a source for wide-ranging analogies. https://cast-of-characters.blogspot.com/2018/10/play-bawl.html
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My affirmation comes with a side of public crying…
https://writingandlaughing.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/i-can-soltuesday/
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Here’s my SOL for today – 5 minutes of silent writing a la Linda Rief!
http://elisawaingort.com/2018/10/31/silent-writing-time-5-minutes-every-day/
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Today’s post is courtesy of the dinner table:) What do you see in the pickle jar?
https://wp.me/p5LXww-1dL
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A slice from my time with Phil Cummings – Australian children’s author and all around great guy.
https://www.allaboutwriters.com/blog/process-with-phil-cummings
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Today I share a Halloween image from the train…and pray we find a way to end senseless violence.
https://drferreri.blogspot.com/2018/10/i-had-sunrise-seat-on-early-morning.html
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Thoughts from early morning…
https://newtreemom.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/flag-at-half-staff/
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spending time in telephone hold limbo: https://redemma1991.blogspot.com/2018/10/soltuesday-telephone-hold-limbo.html
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what if gradual release applies to more than our work with students?
https://readingteachsu.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/turn-talk-sol18/
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Growing together
https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/growing-together/
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Traveling a lot during October – Another trip to Guatemala
https://myreadingblog-jac.blogspot.com/2018/10/tuesday-sol-103018-took-short-hiatus.html
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Everyday life 🙂
https://mukhamani.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/letter-from-home-30-slice-of-life/
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Here’s an experiment: sherrisslice.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/sol-tuesday-letter-to-an-old-friend/
And an affirmation that didn’t make it into the post: What I read fuels my curiosity. Every new story stretches me in my humanity.
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I wrote about the coffee shop space where I usually write my slices: https://thedirigibleplum.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/tuesday-morning-writing-space-slice-of-life-sol18/
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When I came into school I got my slice!
https://tammysreadinglife.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/simply-tuesday-sol18/
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In this month of terrible events I find a personal reason to celebrate…
https://barbarasut.wordpress.com/2018/10/29/its-finally-fall-and-its-good-to-be-alive/
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It’s Halloween Eve and what better fun than to write a Happy Halloween Ditty story poem using the Buncee platform. http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2018/10/halloween-eve-ditty-fun.html
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Getting ready for Hallowe’en.
https://booksandbassets.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/all-hallows-eve-eve/
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Why have a rally if not to move the crowd to action? As a speech teacher this is at the heart of what I want kids to understand. Thier words have the power to move people.
https://evolvingenglishteacher.blogspot.com/2018/10/why-have-rally-if-not-to-move-crowd-to.html?m=1
*I don’t have an affirmation at the end of my post. I write SOL Monday night.
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End of quarter reflection: http://1gratefulteacher.blogspot.com/2018/10/reflection.html
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Why I Write…
https://standingtall47.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/why-i-write/
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A peek at my Reading 6 Fiction Unit Celebration!
https://msreadingandwritingfun.wordpress.com/2018/10/27/fiction-unit-celebration/
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Yesterday was a challenge. Writing helped me process.
Thank you for the call to write.
https://jarhartz.com/2018/10/30/slice-of-life-when-things-fall-short/
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Stuck in the middle – Choosing the fast lane has helped me appreciate the reasons to slow down. https://persistenceandpedagogy.com/2018/10/30/stuck-in-the-middle/
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Thinking about writing as a process and wise words from a classical jazz guitarist
https://iblessings.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/how-do-you-grade-a-process/
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Thought I posted already! https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/slice-of-book-life/ Have you participated in the latest social media challenge – to post a picture of a book, with no explanation? Well, I couldn’t not explain this one!
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Dressed up and ready for Halloween…nature, that is!
https://moonsnailsdaisiesmarmots.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/nature-prepares-for-halloween/
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On Becoming a Grandmother: https://reflectionsontheteche.com/2018/10/30/slice-of-life-on-becoming-a-grandmother/
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No More Dreading, thanks to a student’s insight.
https://enjoy-embracewriting.blogspot.com/2018/10/no-more-dreading-slice-of-life.html
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A Visit to Our Butterfly Garden
https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/butterfly-garden/
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Have you participated in the newest challenge on social media: “post a picture of a book cover, no explanation”? https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/slice-of-book-life/
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A post prompted by Fran Haley’s writing last week: https://horizon51.blogspot.com/2018/10/tuesday-slice-words-we-leave-behind.html
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Time traveling through my journal–shaking loose a memory from a few jotted words
https://mbhmaine.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/a-reason-to-write-shaking-loose-a-memory/
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Finding one book to meet everyone’s needs is so hard – https://ebgriffin1119.wordpress.com/2018/10/28/trouble-finding-the-one-book/
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Books can be helpers…
http://www.teachersforteachers.net/?p=16647
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I do not know why this slice of life unfolded in rhyme … maybe the moment of strange timing and mourning turning into something quite different is simply song-like … the title is “After.”
https://litbitsandpieces.com/2018/10/27/18422/
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Slice of Life: Young Users in an Ad-Driven, Privacy-Invading Digital World
http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2018/10/30/slice-of-life-young-users-in-an-ad-driven-privacy-invading-digital-world/
Kevin
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Thinking about beliefs, I went to Graves, I thought, and I wrote what I believe as a teacher…What do you believe?
https://dmsherriff.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/i-believe/
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I have a new writing partner: https://wheresthejoy.wordpress.com/2018/10/29/writing-partners/
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https://snapshotsofstrengthwithmomentsofmadness.wordpress.com/2018/10/26/morning-walks-music-and-talks/
Many mantras and affirmations on my walks. Time to stop life passing by and be the author in it 🙏
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Battling the computer all day.Simple tasks have taken hours and hours . . . What do you think of when you hear “Reading Research”?
https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/sol18-reading-research/
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I love your idea about writing affirmations. Thank you for sharing that. Here’s my slice, a reflection about my 10-day social media fast I’m ending tomorrow: https://iheartpurplestuff.blogspot.com/2018/10/fever-pitch.html
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I might do a day a week fast! Wish me luck
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I *think* I ended with an affirmation (of sorts). I’ll let those who read it decide.
https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2018/10/27/treeoflifeshooting/
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Sending you peace and hugs from Sydney x
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Hi Colleen! So amazing you are joining from Sydney! Can you please comment directly on people’s blog posts? Thank you for participating! Thrilled to have you.
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