Even though September often constitutes a ‘new year’ at school, January still brings with it a lot of hope in our personal lives - hope for the discipline to keep a resolution (God love us for those darn things!), hope for the chance to strengthen friendships and to build community, and hope for seeing new, better things in ourselves that show Jesus reflected in our thoughts, words, and actions. The Magi’s gifts were more than gifts for a newborn king; the way Father Lukas presented it at the Epiphany mass, those gifts were a sign of putting wonder before any certainty, current practice, or the regular order of things. That inspired me to ask a new January question of our fine arts school community:
How often do you put wonder and curiosity before the safety of what you already know? If, in our fine arts school, we can honestly say, “not as much as I would like”, then it is time to shake things up and remember the excitement that comes from taking a risk, trying something new, and intentionally seeking joy. In finding and nurturing joy, we grow stronger as a community, and cannot help but to be better together. It is through the arts that we create opportunities to be more than we thought we could be - a ‘wonderful’ place to be not only for learning, but for life. Now, in 2018, let’s be WONDERS, and share our gifts with one another - the gifts of friendship, of patience, of forgiveness, and of humility. Let’s care for the least among us, and insist on putting love before all else. Lofty? Yes. Doable? Double yes.
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About MeI have been a Catholic school teacher for 20 years (yikes!!), and administrator for almost 7 of them. Although my knowledge and experience have changed many of my perspectives over the years, some basic things hold fast: I have more to learn, simple is generally better, and all kids are worthy of love. Archives
January 2018
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