What Do You See?

I was recent listening to a Joshua Medcalf track on Spotify (I strongly recommend them.) They are great tidbits of information and I have found them incredibly helpful especially when I am feeling frustration.

During this particular track, Joshua talks about how our brains have a vested interest in being correct and how you will see what you want to see. If you think girls are mean, you have a vested interest in only seeing that girls are mean. Therefore, what we tell ourself is vital to our view of the world. I have found this to be helpful. It is not always easy to do but it was a great reminder to be intentional. Have you ever noticed that when you are upset with someone it is easy to find more reasons to be upset with them? I soon find myself with a ton of reasons why I am upset with a person or proof that they are messing up. My brain is only focusing on the negatives.  What we tell ourselves colors how we see our world.

Here are a few questions that were eye opening for me and they are areas I need to be more intentional about as I begin a new school year.

Administrators are _____.
Specialists are _____.
Parents are _____.
Teachers are _____.
(Person) is _____.
My husband is _____.
My daughter is _____.
I am _____.
Music is _____.
Teaching is _____.
(This group of kids) are _____.
Coaching is _____.