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老师,你快乐吗?

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今天下午有一场线上“心的教育”研讨。但它却跟另一个上周六就开始的佛法分享撞时间。于是,我选择上融闻师父关于禅修的佛法分享。因为那是帮助我自我觉察进而能离苦的方法。 庆幸的是,拜科技之便,我在之后仍然可以观看曾广志博士谈“心的教育”。曾博士在回应“老师不快乐”这提问时,认为老师必须先照顾好自己,而这里头最重要的就是时刻觉察自己的心,还有找回自己的初心。听到这里,我更肯定禅修是对的抉择。 两年前当我开始当全职老师时,在繁重的工作里适应得吃力,既烦躁又焦虑压力。尽管那时我已经决意要老实禅修,但没认真想过可以把禅修带进工作里。直到我看见一行禅师在梅村的一段视频:给老师的禅修营,指导老师先回到自己的身心,安顿好自己,再回到课堂。我想要快乐,在我的教学工作里快乐。因为我喜欢这份能影响生命的工作。我于是上网订购了他的书"happy teachers change the world"。 去年初,和表弟及文成飞到西马出席马佛青主办的全国教师研讨会,继程法师也是一句“进禅堂吧!”,再次印证禅修对教育工作者的重要性,于是我在年底的长假里去密集禅修了一星期。那段期间,我学着跟自己相处,接纳自己,也看见自己是如何为难自己。 先照顾好自己,我是十分认同也奉行这句话的。因为我知道在教育的路上,我跑的是一场马拉松。要照顾好自己,意味对于工作乃至生命里的缓急轻重必须思考整理。Happy teachers change the world。安顿好自己才能安顿别人。 写到这里,我赶紧检视一下自己,作为一位老师,我快乐吗?我健康吗? 嗯,快乐指数还不错,健康需要加把劲多点运动。心可能偶尔需要调整得再放松柔软一点。但就整体而言,还不错,应该还可以继续走一段。

Back to school, after MCO

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Day 1 -Briefing on the new normal and sop with the returning y11 by our safety officer. -Packed lunch served by school canteen - chicken enchilada, a treat from school. Lunch in canteen with pool side view. -'New office' as I'm stationed in the library now to observe social distance. Have a personal 'broadcast room' - the science lab, specifically for my online live lessons. But some hiccups with the network and connection. -Mask wearing so far is the most challenging one for me. I think I might faint/ die of suffocation - breathing in what I breathe out while wearing mask. Also, you need to speak louder as students are sitting further away. And can't hear what the students say when they respond. -Eyes and hand gestures now become an important means of communication as the mouth and cheeks are covered. Luckily we are a small school. #backtoschool #fortherecord #rmco #covid19 #teacherslife

6月胡言乱语

16日 老大:MM,我好像已经忘记学校长什么样子了!有点想念。 老二:我不要回去学校。 MM:我又想回又不想回。 结论:小孩很直接简单,大人很矛盾。 17日 我确定: 我对很多事物只有三分钟热度 有很多好奇 要嘛想太多 不然就想太少 以前以为自己有大志 现在知道我没有 我confirm我懒    18日 在去西天取经的路上 过去我比较像是孙悟空 一路降妖除魔打着去 现在发现 我比较像猪八戒 有得偷懒就偷懒 不得已才帮着除妖 其实想想当沙和尚也挺好 看好师父看好白马 挑担提水不伤神 不过终极目标是当唐三藏 不用喊打不用喊杀 只须一心西天 自有别人替他摆平一路险恶 20日 去咖啡店打包的路上, 一整排的Toto,万能~里面皆是人。 咖啡店里,uncle aunty们三五成群坐在同一桌聊天。 Social distancing??? 1公尺? 我很怕啊。 我怕那些不懂保护自己然后到处跑的人。

6月,宅在家艺术一下

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1/6 Yesterday, we konmari koko's art pieces so didi can have space for his too. So koko curated his own collection, selecting which to be kept away and which to be put on the wall. This is his second practice, after the toys. 12/6 T-rex 霸王龙的眼睛有两粒 然后舌头 爪子、很大的爪子、很大很大 尾巴 还有嘴巴 然后下雨了 我家老二 14/6 有表情的冰箱 美术课后,我家老大

理发

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行情不好,兼职理发。 #新常态 #工欲善其事必先利其器 #刀不是我的

Konmari Part 5

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Konmari my closet today. I started by piling all the clothes on the bed, then sorted them into 'to keep', 'to recycle/donate' and 'to discard'. Luckily I'm not someone who spend a lot on clothings so it wasn't a daunting task. Still, I managed to clear away a big plastic bag of clothes that I could no longer fit, or those that I know I would not wear anymore due to my age. I also rearranged my clothings and changed the use of the spaces in my closet so it's easier to access the clothes, and present them in a way that spark joy for me.