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Could You Benefit from a Mental and Emotional Reset?
March 24, 2022
Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you.
-Langston Hughes, poet, novelist, playwright

“What if every morning, you took a few minutes to think about what will bring you joy in the day ahead?” writes Ellen Drolette in the Exchange Reflections, “Appreciative Inquiry for a More Positive Professional Life.” “I do this first thing in the morning with my cup of coffee. (I am human though, and sometimes it just does not happen!) In the quiet of my living room, I think about what I hope for from the day. Often, it is the same thing I hoped for the day before: to have laughter, joy, dancing, and imagination filling my classroom, and to be my best self—asking open-ended questions, and having the utmost patience when children become frustrated.

This morning ritual is an example of appreciative inquiry, and it is one of my favorite subjects to talk and write about in the early years. Appreciative inquiry might sound a bit technical, but it is not—it is quite simple, and life-giving when applied well. Put simply, it is a way of tweaking your default, every day mindset, so that you pay more attention to the brightest moments.”

An article in Forbes online explains how appreciative inquiry might be just what is needed for organizations at this time: “After what has seemed like a never-ending free-fall of challenge, complexity and ambiguity, appreciative inquiry may be the most valuable strategy to help your team orient toward a positive view of your business, secure improvement through insights, and maximize what you’re doing right — providing a much needed sense of hope and control.”





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