Why Thrive?

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.

— Oscar Wilde.

I’ve always loved this quote by Oscar Wilde. If I do nothing else, but be the best version of myself and aim to leave this earth with the most beautiful soul possible, then I would have lived a worthwhile life. We are raised in a world where, “higher, smarter, faster” is celebrated. Don’t get me wrong, those things should be celebrated, because you don’t get there by just sitting on the couch. But “higher, smarter, faster” at the expense of what makes my soul come alive is not the way I would like to measure my achievements on this earth. These thoughts mark the beginning of my journey to starting the blog and the community for educators called, “Thrive”.

This picture marked the beginning of me being cognitively aware that I needed to change my current set of circumstances. Part of this journey to “thrive” has evolved through writing free verse poetry. Through allowing space for this innate expression of creativity I have become more in tune with who I am and what makes me come alive.

A swan - made for wild open spaces ...
Yet 
in a glass-
contained -
unable to spread out - spread forward -
dive deep - swim through.
Yet
there is one hope of change....
The sky above is open - no bars
no bottom
so flap up
flap hard
and fly to wild open spaces
to freedom
to be what you are created for.