When life throws you lemons....

I must admit that sometimes things get REALLY hard! When you have elements in one part of your life that are a bit wobbly, you sometimes have to keep things simple and do what you need to do, to get through! I think of Te Whare Tapa Wha, and when I think of this, I can put things into perspective and not 'beat myself up' too much. Well that's the idea anyway!
Te Whare Tapa Wha consists of a Whare which has four strong sides. These four sides represent all the things / dimensions of your life that need to be working well in unison for you to be well in yourself and to be thriving. If one aspect is missing, it can tip things out of kilter, which then in turn affects other areas of your life.

These areas are:

Taha tinana (physical health)

Taha wairua (spiritual health)

Taha whānau (family health)

Taha hinengaro (mental health)

 I contemplated hard about posting something on my blog about this as I know that sometimes it is hard for others to read, or that I will be judged. But I think that it is important, as Mental Health is something that is not often spoken about. We need to put it into the spotlight, so that we can talk about, support and encourage one another when we need it.

I feel that there are so many things I am juggling at the moment in my personal and family life, that it is just a matter of putting one foot in front of the other and prioritising what needs to be done now, and what can wait a little longer until I am feeling stronger.

I know that things will settle down soon and that I will get back on track. So I need to focus on the priorities that are now!
These are:
* Ed -Tech Summit Presentation
* Implementing Story-telling into classroom programme (so they know the process well)
* Re-establishing routines and relationships with my class
* Connecting and organising opportunities to catch up with my 'team' to get ideas for speakers and stories
* Continue to think about and explore different blog layouts and how I can set up my tool
* Keep putting one foot in front of the other!