https://padlet.com/kristen_wagner4/qd1wouivylpx2dlc Share how you utilized this principle in your life during 2020 and the beginning of our Buell experience. en-us 2021-02-12 14:48:23 UTC 2021-02-22 02:56:58 UTC hello@padlet.com kristen_wagner4 https://padlet.com/kristen_wagner4/qd1wouivylpx2dlc/wish/1207522297 I have spent most of my adult life wanting to be in control, everything planned out, organized, and plan "B" always in place.  2020 definitely shocked that part of my personality.  A job change, unexpected baby, pandemic life, job shifting with combined 3 and 4's classroom, pre e life at the end of the pregnancy, and everything that comes with an infant.  Buell has also been a test of "trusting the process."  I really like to have assignments, readings, expectations, etc all at the beginning.  We haven't been able to have full expectations at the beginning of a semester due to all the unknowns.  This semester I have finally accepted this fact and am just looking at each week.  I'm not looking ahead or trying to plan out how to do assignments that are at the end of the semester.  I will get there, it will get do
ne, and I will understand the task.  It is definitely a much more peaceful way of looking at things.  I hope I can continue this as our time at Buell ends.]]> 2021-02-16 16:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kristen_wagner4/qd1wouivylpx2dlc/wish/1207522297 lindseymohatt https://padlet.com/kristen_wagner4/qd1wouivylpx2dlc/wish/1220305258 The thing that comes to mind when reflecting on this for me is in my day to day happenings in our family. With three kiddos, planning in the pandemic has been really hard. Schedules change from in person to remote in a matter of 15 minutes before school is to start some days. Virtual learning has been really hard for one of my kiddos in particular. I have really had to let go of outcomes when it comes to my expectations of schooling and just make the most of the time we have and the learning that happens during the process. I can see the growth in all of my kiddos in their flexibility, creativity and engagement in the everyday tasks at home. As for all the other areas of my life - I'm still working on this one.]]> 2021-02-19 20:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kristen_wagner4/qd1wouivylpx2dlc/wish/1220305258 keniap https://padlet.com/kristen_wagner4/qd1wouivylpx2dlc/wish/1220901262 I love this principle it is definitely much easier said than done, and such a learning process that almost seems never ending. 
1. Doing Buell, working full time, planning a wedding, buying our first home and a pandemic has taught me that I need to be okay with letting go and not relinquishing to power. I need to be okay with INSENTIDUMBRE in English is the uncertainty of things, that use to terrify me, not knowing were I or we were going and how we were getting there. But this year has taught me to truly trust and let of what might not be for me. 
2. Buell opened my heart more to being brave and vulnerable voicing and standing up for what I believe in. Sharing knowledge and being curious in my work and not conforming to what should be because of the status quo! I've tried hard to embrace being authentic and vulnerable sometimes I still get hurt, but most of the times it has gotten me to amazing new learning spaces that flourish, it's all because I let go of my ego, my power (not sure which one). But embraced a new form of power and a new healthy ego of justice. ]]> 2021-02-20 03:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kristen_wagner4/qd1wouivylpx2dlc/wish/1220901262 https://padlet.com/kristen_wagner4/qd1wouivylpx2dlc/wish/1224171967 Admittedly, like many others, I tend to have a type A personality, wanting everything to be perfect, wanting to be in control. Like others have mentioned, COVID was a perfect lesson in trusting the process and letting go of control. We learned to live in the unexpected, and give up pretenses of ideas of the “way we’ve always done things”. I remember so many different scenarios being born daily, new scenario, new policy...
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It was exhausting, but it was also such a strong exercise in resilience.  Most vividly, I remember the moment I accepted the choice to remain open during COVID and, with the help of my reflective supervisor, letting go of the idea I needed to hold it all together, and being brave in showing others my vulnerabilities. When I was real and raw about the challenges of making these decisions, I could focus on moving forward. Projects like Ms. Debbie’s neighborhood, a short 4 series mini-show I created with a colleague was a healthy way for us to process all that was happening in our world. Trusting the process and letting go involves getting comfortable with being vulnerable, and through Buell, reflective supervision, and creative processes, I feel I have definitely accomplished this in 2020.]]> 2021-02-21 21:16:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kristen_wagner4/qd1wouivylpx2dlc/wish/1224171967 beckygartner https://padlet.com/kristen_wagner4/qd1wouivylpx2dlc/wish/1224570637 I have always been a planner. My google calendar is color coordinated, I have a notebook full of tasks for each day, and I like to know what is coming in the future so I can be as prepared as possible. In 2020, I really had to learn to be comfortable with trusting the process. I started the year nannying after school to pay the bills while The Village Institute was still an idea. I worked in the mornings on getting the organization started, then would pick up the boys from school and watch them until their parents were done. Once covid hit and the boys were home from school I balanced nannying full time, working full time on TVI, started the Buell Program, and was also enrolled in two accelerator programs for TVI. My heart rate is up just thinking about those long unpredictable days. One thing I learned throughout the year was to slow down, plan less, and trust the process. By just taking a look at what I needed to get done tomorrow (for instance), with a look at priorities for the week rather than months of detailed plans, I have been able to stress less and enjoy the ride a bit more. I have become more comfortable not being completely in control, and am taking things one day at a time. ]]> 2021-02-22 02:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kristen_wagner4/qd1wouivylpx2dlc/wish/1224570637