Dream Journalism

 Hi, my name is Dr. Suzanne Sateri. I am a Doctor of Education. Becoming a Doctor of Education did not happen overnight. It required lots of hard work, dedication and practice. I had to be bold and brave enough to take risks that were somewhat out of the ordinary in terms of standardized educational practices. I am currently studying to be a Surgeon of Education. When I was a young girl, I remember playing in the garden and pretending to be preforming brain surgery. With my hands full of mud, I would imagine I actually had a brain in front of me and was helping someone with a team of Doctors, to be able to think at their highest capacity. That was the defining moment that lead me to becoming an Educational Surgeon. 

The root of the word education means “to lead forth, or to lead”. With my hands muddy, once again, I plant a new seed and wait for the roots to grow. The natural process of planting a seed comes with not knowing when and how the roots are growing, steady and strong underneath the surface. We plant the seed with the faith that it will grow, whether or not we witness every process of that growth. It strives to be connected with the light in the darkness and once it emerges into the light, it grows toward it. Sometimes, after a while of becoming strong in the core, what was once a seed becomes a tree and produces fruit that we might even be able to enjoy. 

Writing the Dream

 I was reading the self-care tips from Pixar characters today and wanted to pick at least one as a topic for today’s blog. The one I’d like to focus on is “write in your dream journal”. I’ve read a little bit about classes where the teacher asks each student to introduce themselves as who they wish to be instead of who they think they are at the time. The teacher called each person Dr. and they each dressed as if and acted as if they were who they dreamed of being. 

I imagine this is what writing in a dream journal would be like. 

Kinder Math

 

Nature

 One of the most important things we can do for our good health and well-being is to be able to enjoy some time in nature. Most of the time, people’s creations are enjoyable but there is nothing like the creations from the Almighty. 

Writing

 Lately I’ve been watching these inspirational videos on YouTube and I thought one of them was particularly important. I spent some time lecturing the Introduction to the Constitution a year or so ago. This, for me, is such a fun topic to learn about and discuss because the more I learn, the more I am moved to tears of thanksgiving. In the quiet space of my walks, in my mind, I go over and over the concepts and each time I learn something that enlightens and inspires me to the core. 

First we learn that we, as humans, have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, given to us by our creator, the almighty. Then we learn how to keep these rights for ourselves and the one way to make that happen is by respecting not only our rights, but respecting the rights of others. Our constitution is literally founded upon the golden rule. 

I watch our military and important people within and stand in awe and admiration as I begin to understand the bigger scope of it all from my perspective. The inspirational movie scene stays in my mind as I hear the past President’s words repeat, “but only if you can keep it...”. It was an example to explain the concept of, “And we of right, ought to be free.” We have these rights, but only if we can keep them. 

Thirty and Thirty

 Today when I was focused on the “power hour” (30 minutes cleaning, 30 minutes cooking), I started cooking, after watching a short bit of the video I posted in the last blog and almost an hour later, dinner was ready. I washed a few dishes while I was busy making dinner and when all was said and done I realized that I’d made the power hour into at least two hours. Just like attending a party and staying longer than planned, I extended the time I was planning to spend taking care of business. This was the type of gift I needed to give myself and my family. 

The Power Hour Starts Tomorrow

 I’ve decided tomorrow I need to begin a “Power Hour” tradition. 

The power hour will be divided into two 30 minute sessions:

30 minutes of cleaning

30 minutes of cooking 

The power hour needs to be done 5 days a week. 

Here is a way to start off simply.