The Rogue Scholar

I'm certain that many people would agree that 2020 was rough. For me, life seemed to stop as I knew it right around March, when I should have been returning to work after Spring Break. I honestly think I experienced bouts of depression during the Summer months, and I continued to struggle in the early months of school starting back, as well. As a writer, I found it difficult to focus my writing on anything but the negative. Thankfully, however, I was surrounded by (virtually, of course) a group of people, who helped find ways to change my mindset, and encouraged me to seek out the positive in my world. I know it sounds too simple, but a change in how I concentrated my thoughts was exactly what I needed. So, I am sharing with you how I ended 2020 purposefully seeking out the good and the positive in the midst of what felt like total chaos. In November, I made a JOY plan, which involved "purposefully and intentionally planning for moments of JOY." Don't you just love th...

  TeachWrite, LLC. I think most would agree that once November roles in each year, many people begin to focus on what they are grateful and thankful for. I have seen the evidence over past few years in various versions of 30-day thankfulness challenges on social media.  I have never participated in those thankfulness challenges, because I knew I'd probably miss a day or two since I'm not on social media every day. I knew missing days would totally mess with my need to be perfect, so I just quit before I even began. This year, however, I was presented with a 30-day challenge that really intrigued me, one in which I have been more than excited to partake. This challenge is called #Gratiku. Every day for the month of November, possibly longer since I love this idea so much, I am writing a haiku-ish style poems about the people, places, and things that I am grateful and thankful for. I love the challenge of writing haikus or other types of poems filled with gratitude. I also love ...