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Problems arise from our dramatic descriptions or retelling of events, whether about practicing, being busy, taking notes, or forgetting homework assignments. This episode looks at typical teacher, parent, or student stories and how they may adversely impact our ability to take personal responsibility or solve problems.
Monthly Focus: LOVE
The month’s focus has been about Love. We have looked at the role that love may play in the different areas of our lives.
WEEKLY MISSION: Love Expressed in our community
This week’s mission is to consider how we express love to others. Love expressions to our community can take the form of positive attitudes, compassion, understanding, acceptance, interest, kindness, generosity, honesty, and civility. Here are some questions to help you direct your focus outward beyond yourself, your family, and your workplace and into your community:
Where do I come into contact with others outside my family and workplace?
Do I know the names of the people that I interact with? Can I make an effort to get to know these people beyond a casual “hello” or smile?
What are my roles in the community locally?
What are my places of possible impact or influence?
Am I doing what I can to positively impact or influence my community with my attitude, my example, and my contribution?
How can I become more of a positive influence in my community?
Even if we affect a small part of our community in some small way, our influence can have a much larger effect on the community and beyond. In the words of Mother Teresa: “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.” Let us commit our weekly mission for this last week in February to look for ways to create many ripples of love in our spheres of influence.
Let me know what you discover. You may comment below or send me an email. If you have any ideas about future podcast episodes, including monthly focus or themes or weekly missions, I welcome all of it!
What I am Reading
It was a symphony week, which meant that I struggle to get adequate sleep and still accomplish my daily chores on the farm and in the teaching studios. Here are the books I’m working with now:
I am a big fan of Audible. I have used this service for years and I enjoy the process of deciding which books will be worthy of my time and attention. If you are interested in this service, click here for a free book:
I just finished listening to The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris, before her recent announcement of running for President of the United States. I enjoyed getting a peek behind the curtain of the criminal and social justice system of one of the largest states in the US, as well as a description of how things work within our political system currently.
I finished listening to:
Michelle Obama relates stories about her life as a young child and how her life unfolded from those beginnings to the public stage of history that she and her husband currently occupy.
Both of these books were excellent audible books, read by the respective authors. I learned a lot about the authors as well as other “behind-the-scenes” descriptions of how things work in our government, our political system, and our criminal and social justice systems. I gained a new perspective about many areas I thought I understood. I welcome the broadened perspective that these books offered. I highly recommend both of these books.
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Buy The Twinkle Project
You can also support the blog and podcast by making a purchase of The Twinkle Project, which is my book to help teachers and parents of young violin beginners. This book takes teachers and parents through all of the steps to teach a complete violin beginner all the way through the “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” variations and begin the next steps to learn “Lightly Row.” Included in the book are many forms and checklists to guide teachers and parents through the progression of steps to learn this important initial stage to play the violin.
Episode 54, The Twinkle Project
If you have questions or answers or you would like to comment or leave me a voice mail, you can do so at (512) 537-6356. If you would like to send me an email, you may do so at paula@teachsuzuki.com. I welcome comments and questions about this episode and am interested in hearing about the perspective of other parents and teachers.
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Until next time,
Happy Practicing! Watch how you practice, and practice accurately!
—– Paula —–
© 2019 by Paula E. Bird
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