SOUL! (eBook)

A long-awaited companion to the wildly popular HEART!, SOUL! empowers educators to take another giant leap toward fulfilling their professional promise. Refreshing, uplifting, and research affirmed, this resource leads readers on a deeply rewarding journey toward discovering their soul story--the pursuit of their moral good--in order to create good in others. It also includes dozens of stories from real educators, as well as ample space for journaling and self-reflection.Use this resource to examine and reflect with provided journaling spaces:Become more confident, joyful, whole, healthy, and balanced in your professional life.Explore the four actions of SOUL--searching, overcoming, unifying, and living--that will help you sustain a fulfilling professional life.Learn the concept of a soul story, diving into what it is and why it is so important to your positive well-being and emotional health.Understand your own soul story, and reflect on how you can use it to create good in others.Learn how to overcome challenges and obstacles that hinder you from fulfilling your soul story.Discover how to create a positive, thriving school culture focused on meaningful relationships and collaboration.Follow the discussion of SOUL! on Twitter by using the hashtag #heartandsoul4EdContents:Table of ContentsAbout the AuthorForewordA Note to ReadersIntroductionPart 1: Developing Your Soul Story--S is for SearchingChapter 1: The Soul Asks, "e;Now What?"e;Chapter 2: A Perfect Pair: Heart and SoulChapter 3: In Loco ParentisChapter 4: In the Name of Social JusticeChapter 5: The Second MountainChapter 6: No Compassion, No SoulChapter 7: The Soul Story WhisperersFinal Thoughts: The PLC Life is a Seeking-System LifePart 2: Developing Your SOUL Story--O is for OvercomingChapter 8: Lost and OverwhelmedChapter 9: The ShallowsChapter 10: SASHETChapter 11: Anger Never WinsChapter 12: Good Enough, For NowChapter 13: The Road Less HardenedChapter 14: A Season for ObstaclesFinal Thoughts: The PLC Life is a Corrosion-Free LifePart 3: Developing Your SOUL Story--U is for UnifyingChapter 15: E Pluribus Unum: Thriving in CommunityChapter 16: Beyond Bricks and Mortar: BelongingChapter 17: Beyond Collaboration: IntimacyChapter 18: Beyond Collegiality: VulnerabilityChapter 19: Beyond Tolerance: ValidationChapter 20: Beyond School: Community EngagementChapter 21: The Quietude QuestFinal Thoughts: The PLC Life Is a Balanced, Unified LifePart 4: Developing Your SOUL Story--L is for LivingChapter 22: The Date Always ArrivesChapter 23: Carpe DiemChapter 24: Mirror, MirrorChapter 25: Soul Story CourageChapter 26: Joy, Gratitude, and GraceChapter 27: One More Trip Around the SunFinal Thoughts: The PLC Life Is a Bene LifeEpilogueFinding Our Slack TideAcknowledgmentsNotes