Originally Published: December 4th, 2019

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5 Principles of Reiki

Just for today, I will not worry

Just for today, I will not be angry

Just for today, I will do my work honestly

Just for today, I will be kind to all living things

Just for today, I will be grateful for my many blessings

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One of the most challenging aspects of supporting students in public education can be the faculty and staff.

While children are much easier to be around for so many reasons.

Adults complicate matters by bringing their own issues and opinions to the workplace.

Working in a broken public school system is challenging. The growing number of students outnumbers the faculty and staff. This tends to promote negativity as burnout happens quite quickly.

Some faculty and support staff are much more professional and mature as burnout happens. Others are toxic and spread the negativity.

Exhale. I’ve been trying to find a coping mechanism this morning. I need it to help me let go of a recent, particularly bad day at work.

Thing is, is that the events of the day will happen again because of certain personalities within the team. Some days I can let it slide, other days it just grates at me like nails down a chalkboard.

I guess the question here is what lesson is the Universe trying to teach me?

I think two:

1. I have a voice. I can use it to assert myself when something uncomfortable happens. This makes me more uncomfortable because I truly do hate difficult conversation in the workplace. Why? Depending on the person, the fallout can have more damage than the effort to heal it.
2. How important is it? How important is it that I feel I have to be right?

Solution:

Look at the source of who is causing me this workplace stress.

Observe, rather than get emotionally attached.

Look with kindness.

Look with kind eyes.

Today, I will let compassion and patience flow through me.

S, 🌻

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