Wisdom from a fish market
And its last insight, we can reach out and make someone’s day––and our own. We hold a door open for a fellow shopper; bring a cake for colleagues; flowers just because; handwritten thank-you notes; give a ride home…In these troubled times, we can see ourselves being a loving presence wherever we are with all our foibles. Our reaching out may become contagious.
As teachers, as with all of us, do you find yourselves overwhelmed with tireless routines. That you are on autopilot? When you chose your work, you may have felt called to make a difference. The gift of Pike Place credo reminds you to “choose your attitude” regardless of circumstances, be “playful,” stay “present,” and intend to “make someone’s day,” including yours.
Appropriating the Pike’s Place credo provides no guarantees, but it may help you stay on your chosen path, perhaps bring you back onto it. Good advice for teachers, good advice for all of us. The credo has spawned a plethora of fish philosophies on the Internet. Might implementing your own ‘fish philosophy’ help you see yourself and move others to create their own? In these troubled times, we need the joy this credo offers.
