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Branch Out by Vrindy Spencer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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Branch Out by Vrindy Spencer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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...continued. I believe that creating ones own path requires creativity and my creativity often comes in the form of poetry. I’d like to share something I wrote for my thesis: For as long as I can remember I have coasted past people and places that might have held me Or let me grow In favour of following an internal compass That pointed towards opportunities waiting to be gathered. As I kept moving away My anchor lost its tethering from lack of use, And I feared drifting alone forever. So, I made rafts out of driftwood And welcomed other wary voyagers aboard. As I wrapped them in my skin to shelter them from the wet and cold, They shared their stories of time at sea Easily. I equated staying afloat to helping others, Constantly keeping quiet about how the wind bit at my bones For fear that the heaviness of my burdens Would exceed the capacity of their rickety lifeboats. -- An iceberg in my path caused me to Question my course. As I unveiled holes in my craft, I realized I could let the gaze and warmth of others in. They provided a haven for skeleton-me By lending me their clothes, Until I stepped back into the skin I almost forgot I carried around my waist And finally felt the itch of isolation I had attempted to ignore. I am a hybrid, The Only One Of My Kind on Noah’s Ark, But the more I look the more I realize… Everyone is a black sheep in a flock Of seagulls. But that doesn’t mean we cannot be embraced. I want to use my cold hands And warm heart To build-up the icebergs that are melting, For swimmers To have a place to rest amongst The fellowship of other creatures All looking for a space to dock their feet, paws, or fins. We are not alone in our search for togetherness And we do not need to tread in loneliness while lost in the currents Of our solo journeys. It is clearer to me now that I have a huge interest in creativity, expression, and belonging. That I want to do curriculum development, coordination, and facilitation, that I want to work with my peers, and that I want to investigate myself deeply and support others in their self-explorations.
I recognize that there are messes everywhere, but the fears, stress, and anxiety around being in them are optional. I'm not at that acceptance stage yet, but I do know that it is of vital importance to my wellbeing that I create a meaningful life. Right now my reasons for walking include: having people in my life I can rely on and that can rely on me connecting with people in ways that go beyond words, such as social dancing. And creating programs to increase the sense of self-worth and efficacy of individuals. Even without a clearly defined population to support, I continue finding more clarity in “the mess” of meaning.
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