As I look around my classroom
this time of year, I notice things that I am tired of looking at. This is the time of year that I wonder why I
have kept things for such a long while.
I reflect on why and when I got the “stuff” and also consider how long
it has been since I used it or paid any attention to the item.
I am not a packrat by any
stretch of the imagination. If I lived
and existed my own way…I would be quite a minimalist. I do not like living in or near clutter. But, for some reason, it shows up.
Students and parents buy me
gifts each year. They are all wonderful
and appreciated very much. I appreciate
and respect the items so much that I display them each year. Some have been with me for as long as I have
been teaching.
Through the years, some
things break. Some things get dirty.
Some things just fall apart. It feels
good to get rid of some of the old to make room for the new. As far as the gifts, I will hold on to them
until the end of my teaching…and maybe then some.
Interesting, how stuff
accumulates. It just keeps on
coming. So much for minimalism this
year…but as I take down my classroom this year, I expect to have a few loads of
garbage to take out.
Be Mindful.
Peace.
Mark Levine
#Mindfulliteracy
@LevineWrites
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