05/06/2025
Ah, well, happy teacher appreciation day. A day where people pour memes onto the internet, looking like chalkboards, and saying nice things about teachers. And if you are a teacher, I salute you.
Today, I celebrate NOT being a teacher day. The seven years I spent trying to be creative, make a difference, be something unique, create relationships, and effect inspiration in my students' lives culminated in:
😥 Health problems.
😥 Frazzled nervous system.
😥 Copious amounts of tears.
😥 Feelings of constant unworthiness.
😥 Abuse, antisemitism, and just plain cruelty.
😥 Being hostage to a broken system that isn't changing, even with all the effort I put in to make that needle move.
When I quit last year, I did it with my whole being.
Today, I celebrate all the growth I experienced, how much I learned about myself in that absolute agony, and the joy in knowing I can choose MYSELF.
Without question, I know my purpose on this earth is to teach, to support, to empower others. Just not in a system where we are set up to fail.
I do think of the students I met along the way who lit me up, who saw the spark, who wanted to choose entrepreneurship and marketing a pathway to something awesome. Last week, one of my former students reached out, and we're going to meet up for coffee! I do hope I had those moments, made those connections, put my intentions into action in some way, shape, or form.
Happy NOT BEING A TEACHER Day to me! Could not be happier to be happy, joyous, an entrepreneur, thriving, and FREE.