What animal do you connect with or feel represents you best?
What animal would you pick for your student? What animal would they pick for themselves?
Some call this our "Spirit Animal".
Who is a hero in your life?
Who is a hero to your student?
When we begin to explore who we are and who our children are and are becoming it is good to take some time to really connect with ourselves and our children.
Positive Psychologist, Martin Seligman has spent a good portion of his career focused on the character of people and how the positive aspects of character can help build a better well-being.
Dr. Seligman, with the help of others on his team, has created what is called the Virtues in Action survey which can help us evaluate our character and find our strengths. The VIA is free to take and can help you see where you are the strongest. There is also a survey for students, so they too can see their strengths.
Research suggests that if we use our top 5 strengths in our daily lives we will be happier and healthier.
I would encourage you to take the survey and then help your student take the survey as well. After you have taken the survey see what your top five strengths are and how they are alike or different from your student. Have a discussion of strengths and how you can better use them in school, work, and life.
This is a great mindfulness activity to learn to be aware of yourself and others. This helps put in you the present and prepare for the future.
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