Tag Archives: shine

My Word of 2020

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Amy's Reflections

Have you ever had a word choose you?  This year my word began to choose me as early as last September.  It popped up, and I noticed it and then moved on.  By November, it was appearing all over the … Continue reading →

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Blogging Trends in 2019

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Amy's Reflections

The end of the calendar year is a great time for reflection, as is July for us educators as it represents another transition between two years. I began this blog in July, so I often reflect on my blog’s “birthday”.  … Continue reading →

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Shining Out of My Comfort Zone

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Amy's Reflections

A few months ago, a friend from my doctoral program reached out to me and asked if I would consider being the keynote speaker for her university’s commencement ceremony.  This is a small, private university but still I hesitated.  I … Continue reading →

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Shining Through 2019

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Amy's Reflections

Each year I pick a focus word and see how it shows up in my life and how it guides me forward. This year my word is SHINE and I wrote my first update back in February. Now that we … Continue reading →

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A Vacation from Social Media

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Amy's Reflections

There are lots of books, articles, and blogs popping up about people taking a digital detox – stepping away from so much screen time. I just returned from a 4-day trip to Grenada, in the Caribbean, for a quick girls’ … Continue reading →

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Shine 2019 Update #1

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Amy's Reflections

My focus word for the year is SHINE. I like to pause and reflect on my word, how it has shown itself to me, and what I’ve done to cultivate the idea within my life. Before I had even announced … Continue reading →

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Blog Word Cloud 2019

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Amy's Reflections

What matters to you? How is that visible to others? How do you communicate your most important values and beliefs? In the past, I have generated a word cloud from my blog’s URL to see what words I use most … Continue reading →

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My Word of 2019

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Amy's Reflections

Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe that it’s 2019 already. Just as I have for the last four years, I have selected a focus word for the year. This is different from setting new year’s resolutions. I choose to … Continue reading →

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