“True learning and teaching came before the beginning and will

continue after the end”

(Metz, 1994, p. 51).

Sitting in circles.

Reading what it means to be learners.

Why do I want to help others?

Changing leaves.

Recognizing our diversity. Leftovers of summer sun.

Uncertainty and newness.

“When, in truth, you want to guide or lead a person, you

first of all have to find out where he or she is and start

the journey from there”

(Kottler, 2000, p. 24).

“In a sense, helpers are immortal. As long as you

continue to live in the grateful memories of those you have

assisted, your spirit continues”

(Kottler, 2000, p. 39).

Breaking the ice.

Seeing the order in chaos.

Who am I?

Recognizing systems.

Online conversations.

Chilly autumn air.

Opening up to possibilities.

“True self-love is not about narcissism, but

about respect for one’s own uniqueness, love

and for understanding one’s own self”

(Smith & Smith, 2008, p. 34).

“The extraordinary teacher is concerned

with the whole and not a façade, with the fruit and not the blossom”

(Metz, 1994, p. 77).

Dyad learning.

Relating to one another.

How do I strengthen partnership?

Morning frost.

Forming relationships.

Darkness in the late afternoon.

Developing multiple perspectives.

“It is important to remember that we are able to create conditions that can help people learn and take action– or keep them from changing much at all” (Smith & Smith, 2008, p. 141).

How do you and I create a system?

Strengthening one another.

Gentle snowflakes.

Relying on partnership.

Icy roads and snow boots.

Challenging ourselves with truth.

Connections.

“Consider the possibility

that being an individual

does not mean being

separate”

(Zaiss, 2002, p. 31).

“To change our perceptions, we must change our focus, or more accurately, we must change what we are focusing on”

(Zaiss, 2002, p. 43).

What is the legacy I can leave behind?

Overcoming challenges and taking reward.

Open skies and cloudless sunsets.

Appreciation for one another.

Sunglasses and flip flops.

Growing from experience.

Lasting impressions.

“There is no reason for us to be joined at the head. We are joined by our human hearts” (Wheatley, 2009, p. 41).

“If we’re willing to ask the questions, we can begin changing things”

(Wheatley, 2009, p. 71).

Where do I go from here?

“The teacher trusts her inner vision. She permits ideas to come and go. Her heart is as open as the sky” (Metz, 1994, p. 25).