Yesterday, I talked about changing our
“truths” through kindness. Today is a new day.
“To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.” - Soren Kerkegaard
Why do we fall? So we can learn
to get back up. When we make mistakes, they help us grow. What
doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. These three sayings come to mind
when I think of daring. To take risks and challenge ourselves enables
us to prosper and not daring to do anything ruins us.
It is inevitable for us to come
across bumps in whichever road we choose to go down. There’s no way
we’ll be perfect every time. I think maintaining a balanced life
involves taking risks. When we don’t it’s the same as giving up
in my eyes. If we stay the same and don’t dare to grow, we
stagnate. When that happens we get bored and our life starts feeling
like it’s lacking color – the spark that once made you think
everything was so interesting.
I like to people-watch. Japan is
an interesting place to live because of how densely-populated it is.
No matter where I go in Osaka I’ll see floods of people everywhere.
I also interact with a wide-range of people and talk about all sorts
of topics. This makes it very easy for me to see general trends and
how lifestyle can affect our long-term health. I’ve become much
better at guessing a persons’ lifestyle based on how they look and
act. Years of not caring about your diet and not challenging yourself
physically or mentally always takes its toll on the body and mind. A
lot of my students take English lessons to stimulate their minds in
order to avoid becoming senile. Many take on hobbies such as running
or swimming in order to keep the body active. This helps prevent
various diseases and promotes healthier skin and looking younger
longer.
The new school year in Japan has
started and I’ve been given a much more challenging role with more
responsibilities. I made plenty of mistakes last year and felt I
should learn from them. Now that I have more responsibilities to
meet, I have to either change so I can rise to the challenge or stay
the same as last year and make no progress as a teacher. Especially
when teaching children, being complacent can make or break the entire
dynamic of your role as a teacher. If I can’t adapt to the changes
I’ll be left in the dust and will lose everything I’ve worked
toward to becoming a good teacher/role model for my students.
I’ll make mistakes along the
way, but as a result I’ll come out that much better off.
Peace
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| Do you dare to take that first step? |
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