Nurturing Yourself

10/15/2013

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

In Heart-Centered Teaching Insprited by Nature, Nancy Rosenow talks about how important it is that early childhood professionals take care of their own selves and observes...

"It is a fair guess that anyone who has been attracted to the field of education possesses a good dose of empathy. We want to help. We want to make a difference in people's lives, especially children's. This is a wonderful quality, and one to celebrate, but it comes with potential danger. I urge all of us, myself included, to be sure we are keeping ourselves grounded through the strong roots of self-nurturing and self-understanding before we want to share out empathy with others. If we offer our love and care to others from a place of internal strength, everyone's inner gardens will grow better."

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