the blog.
Do What Scares You. Repeat.
I'm scared. Really scared.
The world is a mess. War, hunger, oppression, hatred - we've got it all. Even the Earth itself is falling apart. We don't have much time left.
Every time I watch the news, I get another jolt of it. What have we come to? What are we doing?
I'm terrified.
I'm scared. Really scared.
The world is a mess. War, hunger, oppression, hatred - we've got it all. Even the Earth itself is falling apart. We don't have much time left.
Every time I watch the news, I get another jolt of it. What have we come to? What are we doing?
I'm terrified.
But I'm an introvert. I hate conflict. I never dreamed I'd be an outspoken advocate of anything at all. I thought I'd sit in my proper place, do what was expected of me, keep to myself. And be happy.
Turns out, I can't be truly happy when others suffer needlessly. I need to stand up against injustice. I need to do better and encourage others to do better as well.
So back to the drawing board.
I need to face my fears.
Every day.
Over and over again.
I need to be afraid and do it anyway.
Because I'm needed.
By human and non-human animals alike.
And they need you, too.
So let's stand up, together. Face our fears. Make the world a better place.
Because if we don't, who will?
Until next time,
Coined by Elizabeth Jean @xparmesanprincessx, the personal curriculum trend is about creating a self-directed learning plan focused on areas of personal interest, loosely based on a school curriculum structure, including things like assigned reading, goals, assignments, and final projects.
At its core, the personal curriculum movement is about celebrating lifelong learning and intellectual curiosity. It's about being more intentional about how we spend our time when we're not sleeping, or at work, or doing the basic maintenance or admin or chores to keep our lives going. It's about using our free time to enrich our lives in a way that is purposeful and intentional and joyful, indulging our curiosity as adults, even once we're outside of structured school environments, getting excited about learning and allowing ourselves the freedom to go down those rabbit holes in our special interests, to challenge our brains in ways that we maybe don't get the chance to in our day-to-day lives.