Sustainable You

I've been thinking for months now about what it means to be sustainable in the teaching profession.  How does one thrive with courage and strength and excellence, despite the chaos and dysfunction around us?  Thoughts and ideas and feelings have been tumbling around.  I've been making many discoveries about myself and teaching as I explore this realm.  I'm going to share some ideas and practices with you this summer that might just help you soar and sustain you as a teacher.


But I want to know what you think.  What makes you sustainable as a teacher?  What forces inside you support you?  What forces around you support you and sustain you?  What do you need right now to make you a sustainable resource for our world?  


Please bravely comment and share your thoughts.  I can't wait to hear what you have to say!


{These couple of definitions below from Merriam Webster might help.}  

{If you're not feeling too sustainable, I think I have some hope for you, too.  So take heart, brave and precious you.}


Definition of SUSTAINABLE
1
: capable of being sustained
2
a : of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not or permanently damaged <sustainable techniques><sustainable agriculture>
b : of or relating to a lifestyle involving the use of sustainable methods <sustainable society>


{from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sustainable}

Definition of SUSTAIN
1
: to give support or relief to
2
: to supply with sustenance : nourish
3
: keep up, prolong
4
: to support the weight of : prop; also : to carry or withstand (a weight or pressure)
5
: to buoy up <sustained by hope>
6
a : to bear up under
b : suffer, undergo <sustained heavy losses>
7
a : to support as true, legal, or just
b : to allow or admit as valid <the court sustained the motion>
8
: to support by adequate proof : confirm <testimony thatsustains our contention>
— sus·tained·ly  adverb
— sus·tain·er noun


{from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sustained}

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