End-of-semester blues

Guys, I’m tired. Like, seriously tired. I’m tired of the excuses. I’m tired of the absences. I’m tired of the apathetic learners. I’m tired of the working harder than students for them to reach their goals. This semester has been particularly rough in that aspect. The number of absences and excuses in yoga class (yes...yoga class!) has reached an all-time, unbelievable high. The hoops that constantly need to be jumped through to encourage students to do minimal practice. The responding to emails with assignments that don’t meet the deadline even though I’ve repeatedly told students not to email me if they miss a deadline. I’m exhausted. 

I made the mistake of checking my email the other morning before going to teach my 8am yoga section (bad idea!) and was bombarded with such emails and quickly realized that was a terrible headspace to put myself in before teaching yoga! One of my favorite quotes quickly came to mind (I always end each yoga class with inspirational words or quotes). I went down to my classroom and wrote the words on the board, mostly because I really need to hear them, read them, breathe with them. 

So, if you’re struggling, like I am, at this point of the semester, maybe these words can help you take a breath, take a pause, take back some semblance of control. Here they are. 

‘When you can’t control what is happening, challenge yourself to control how you respond to what is happening. That is where your power is.’ ☺♥