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What is Your True Color Aura. How to Be a Teacher for More Than 5 Years Without Killing Yourself Or Others. There are some crazy teacher statistics out there. Many say that nearly half of all teachers will leave the profession within five years. It took me nine years before I decided to walk away from teaching. Teacher burnout is very real. It’s important to gird the loins of your mind and heart to make teaching sustainable. I decided to make a short list of things that we all know but easily forget. You’re more than a teacher You are someone’s wife or someone’s brother. Remember it’s a job You can read my other post to read more in depth about this. Set boundaries and keep them Try not to stay at school until the custodians kicks you out.

Don’t get full of yourself I pretty much thought I was the man by my third year teaching. Have other hobbies besides education One of the things that helped kill my career as a teacher was that I let education become a hobby. Don’t let teaching consume you Learn to let go of the illusion of control. Manage your expectations Teaching is hard. Take care of yourself. 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do. Mentally strong people have healthy habits.

They manage their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in ways that set them up for success in life. Check out these things that mentally strong people don’t do so that you too can become more mentally strong. 1. They Don’t Waste Time Feeling Sorry for Themselves Mentally strong people don’t sit around feeling sorry about their circumstances or how others have treated them. Instead, they take responsibility for their role in life and understand that life isn’t always easy or fair. 2. They don’t allow others to control them, and they don’t give someone else power over them. 3. Mentally strong people don’t try to avoid change. 4. You won’t hear a mentally strong person complaining over lost luggage or traffic jams. 5. Mentally strong people recognize that they don’t need to please everyone all the time. 6. They don’t take reckless or foolish risks, but don’t mind taking calculated risks. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

17 Netflix films you should see that you might not have.. 15 Pizzas That Get Where You're At Emotionally. 10 All Natural Ways to Stop Feeling Depressed. Life is a drag.What’s the point of anything? I’ll never be happy. Do any of these gloomy thoughts sound familiar? It’s likely they do. The occasional case of the blues is perfectly normal, but that doesn’t make dealing with it any easier. While these suggestions won’t eliminate your problems, they can help you break a negative thought pattern and stop feeling depressed. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

If they melded - Imgur. Gifs of kids not giving a fuck. The Nature of Ambition. Az said... well, that's so true. Soemtimes though, it's not due to ambition. Things just get bigger and bigger until you can't handle them. The important thing is always: do what you love January 15, 2013 at 1:22 PM Glen Isip said... Such a sweet ending! January 15, 2013 at 1:50 PM Kathryn said... lovely ending, in fact the whole comic is lovely. i enjoyed the journey. :) January 15, 2013 at 4:11 PM dean said...

Such a beautiful story. January 16, 2013 at 1:04 AM syed said... i still belive, There is nothing spontanous or natural about Human desires, we know what we desire but how do we what we desire, its all created from outside January 16, 2013 at 6:28 AM Grant said... Thanks all! January 16, 2013 at 7:48 AM Catie Chan said... Someone posted your comic on 9gag. January 17, 2013 at 1:23 PM Paintings said... You've really captured the fun in these. January 18, 2013 at 12:18 AM Lisa said... Grant, that is so sweet!

January 19, 2013 at 12:31 AM Anonymous said... Saw you reblogged on tumblr! Jull said... Infomercial GIfs, because real life is hard. Flirting, Courtesy of Daily Odd Compliment. This. The 40 (41 actually) greatest dog gifs of all time. 16 Creative Ways to Kill Time. Staggering Beauty. Things like this make me smile and think. I like it. 20 Most Hilarious YouTube Videos Under 20 Seconds Long. 51 Best Kid Fails: Barely Compilation #2. Right in the feels. School / Gotta love Dr. Seuss! Calvin and Hobbes - Photo 361 of 372. 28 Pictures Just To Make You Smile. "yeah thats not what I was looking for at all." From: Shannon WalkleyDate: Monday 21 June 2010 9.15amTo: David ThorneSubject: Poster Hi I opened the screen door yesterday and my cat got out and has been missing since then so I was wondering if you are not to busy you could make a poster for me.

It has to be A4 and I will photocopy it and put it around my suburb this afternoon. This is the only photo of her I have she answers to the name Missy and is black and white and about 8 months old. missing on Harper street and my phone number. Thanks Shan. From: David ThorneDate: Monday 21 June 2010 9.26amTo: Shannon WalkleySubject: Re: Poster Dear Shannon, That is shocking news. Yeah ok thanks. From: David ThorneDate: Monday 21 June 2010 10.17amTo: Shannon WalkleySubject: Re: Re: Re: Poster I never said I don't like cats. From: Shannon WalkleyDate: Monday 21 June 2010 10.24amTo: David ThorneSubject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster yeah thats not what I was looking for at all. it looks like a movie and how come the photo of Missy is so small?

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