Nuisance Value

What are these things that surround us? As I sit and write this, I see myself surrounded by so much............stuff.

How much of this is really useful NOW? How much of this is something I have kept because I "might" need it some day. There is a word for most of this stuff. Clutter.

It hides what is really needed. I have often spent hours searching for something I need and later found it hidden behind these inessential trivia. And I still spend so much time tidying it up, rearranging it, putting it in a neat order. Stuff I can really get along by without missing.

So, today I shall put them in a box. Give them. Leave them outside. I am going to create more space. So that I can see.

The good thing is that this applies also to my thoughts!

Contagious ..anytime!

First, watch this: 

What did you feel? 

Inspiring, yes! Simple, No.

A lot of this work is very conscious. Takes an enormous amount of balance and wisdom to not unduly influence and push the children towards work that we want them to do because it looks good. And also not to silence our own voices as educators.

It is not the stepping up and stepping back which is important. It is knowing when to.

Be inspired. Be prepared. Draw them out. Let them be..