Today I met new generation of my students. My students are wonderful individuals who come from all over the world. They bring fresh energy, profound insights about life, waves of inspiration and creative ideas, stories they want to transform, stories they want to explore, stories they want to share...
Many of my students come to live alone for the first time in a new country, far away from their families. Many of them travel overseas in order to bravely step into new environments, cultures, mentalities while living completely on their own. Many of them are only 18 at that time. My students are some of my most inspiring teachers. I keep continuously learning from my students.
I have also been contemplating my role as a teacher for many years now. What is my purpose in life of my students? How can I serve them? How can I facilitate them while navigating complex life phases, pains of growing up while trying to find their place in this world, while gaining clarity what their legacy is or what are the messages, and values they want to stand for…? I keep asking these questions as a human, mother, teacher...
The more I open these inner conversations with myself, the more I reflect on my own journey when I was age of my students, and the more I discover the importance of understanding complexity of their inner worlds, nuances of their beings, cultivating their authenticity while encouraging ways of creating that go beyond logical and rational mind…standing by them (in all their totality) when they feel vulnerable, encouraging them to be compassionate and gentle towards themselves.
I will keep learning from my students, and hopefully I will keep evolving as a human and teacher who encourages them creatively, mentally, emotionally, spiritually in all their expansions and growth.
Dear friend reminded me of Mark Twain’s saying: “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” I will keep reminding my students and myself that our learning, discovering ourselves and understanding nuances of our being go far beyond classrooms, assignments briefs, and schools projects...
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