Warner Update
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Fear or Faith?
On my way up I listened to a story and I wanted to share with everyone. Here is an excerpt...
Bubba and Matt walked to the fence that surrounded the shelter and looked beyond it to see the world they hoped awaited them. Bubba turned to Matt and said, “The most important decision we can make is to choose faith instead of fear. All of our negativity is rooted in fear. Complaining, anger, jealousy, and sadness are ultimately caused by fear that expresses itself in negative ways.
Fear of the unknown causes us to protect the status quo when change would be beneficial for us.
Fear of being powerless causes us to complain.
Fear of failing leads to inaction.
Fear of being hurt leads to anger.
Fear of not being good, successful, or smart enough leads to jealousy.
Fear of not being loved leads to sadness.
Fear holds us back from living the life we were born to live. It paralyzes us from taking positive actions.
But thankfully, there is an antidote to fear. It is faith!
Faith and fear both believe in a future that hasn't happened yet. Fear believes in a negative future. Faith believes in a positive future.
So I ask you, if neither the positive or negative has happened yet, why not choose to believe in the positive future?
As I listened I marked this passage. I hope you will read and reflect not just for yourself, but also our kids. Many people are consumed by fear. The key is to find every situation as an opportunity to express faith.
This coming week, catch yourself, how many times does an uncertain time create fear in you? We have the power to change our own mindset. The question is, will you?
NEXT WEEK AT A GLANCE:
Monday, December 10th: Santa's Secret Shop Starts
Monday, December 10th: Board Workshop at 5:30pmTuesday, December 11th: Admin Meeting 9am
Tuesday, December 11th: Student Data Review at 11:10am
Wednesday, December 12th: Grades 3-5 assembly at 8:45am
Wednesday, December 12th: PLC Meeting
- Data Focus: discuss formative data to drive instruction and plan WIN time
Wednesday, December 12th: Western Holiday Tea 1:30-4:30pm
Wednesday, December 12th: Warner Outreach Night 4-6pm
Thursday, December 13th: Science Meeting at 9:30am
Thursday, December 13th: SEAB Meeting 6pm
Thursday, December 13th: PTO Meeting 6:30pm
Friday, December 14th: No Staff Meeting
Saturday, December 15th: Breakfast with Santa 8-10am