Enough is enough!
Teachers and students are going back to school. There is still uncertainty about so many things, and an underlying, pervasive feeling of fear. When we are in fear, we may armor up for the perceived battle ahead, and then, strategically try to control all outcomes. We may run away and hide or shut down because we feel we cannot handle or control all outcomes. We are human, and this is our fight our flight response.
When we feel like we are not enough, don't have enough or can't do enough to handle the situation that arises, fear takes over.
When I was walking the Camino de Santiago, I struggled with fear in every step I took. Thoughts of not doing enough or not being enough permeated my every thought and fueled my fears. Why didn’t I prepare and plan more carefully? Why aren’t things going as planned? Why was I so slow compared to others on the Camino? Why is it so easy for everyone else?Why aren’t other people suffering like I am? What would happen to me if I got lost? Why couldn’t I control the blisters or the pain or the people around me or the outcomes for the day? What if I can’t finish, and I have to go home as a “failure”? Streaming “what if’s?’ in my head.
It reminded me of the same fears that came up in the classroom.
