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Mindful Monday
Mindful Monday is a weekly series to begin your week with clarity and purpose. Each post offers reflections, quotes, and practices that center your mindset, promote balance, and reconnect you to your values as an educator, leader, or lifelong learner.


Mindful Monday
Mindful Monday: Creativity Creativity isn’t reserved for artists; it’s an everyday act of noticing, connecting, and reimagining. It’s what happens when curiosity meets courage. Whether you’re solving a problem, crafting a lesson, or finding a new rhythm in your day, creativity reminds you that possibility is always present if you’re willing to see differently. Pause. Look again. What could this become? #MindfulMonday #Creativity #InnovationMindset #AddorationInnovation
Catherine Addor
4 days ago1 min read


Mindful Monday
Cold Mornings in the Fall The first breath outside bites a little, and everything slows; the porch step, the car’s defrost, the sun taking its time. Cold reminds the body to notice: the warmth in your mug, the weight of your scarf, the way the air wakes your lungs. This is a season that invites gentler starts and deliberate choices. Try this today Pause at the door for three deep breaths before stepping out. Wrap your hands around a warm mug and name one thing you’re grateful
Catherine Addor
Oct 271 min read


Mindful Monday
The Art of Letting Go As the leaves turn and fall, nature reminds us that release is not loss, it’s renewal. Trees don’t cling to what once was; they trust that new growth will come in its time. The same is true for us. When we hold tightly to old patterns, past seasons, or outdated expectations, we leave little room for the new ideas, relationships, and opportunities waiting to emerge. Letting go is about making space. It’s about choosing peace over perfection and presence o
Catherine Addor
Oct 201 min read


Mindful Monday
The Mirror of Public Service Public service is not only what we do—it is who we are when no one is watching. It asks us to look inward...
Catherine Addor
Oct 131 min read


Mindful Monday
Learning From Failure When was the last time you failed at something? It could have been big or small, a project that didn’t unfold as...
Catherine Addor
Oct 61 min read


Mindful Monday
Seasons Shift, Leaders Adapt As the leaves start to change, they don’t force it. They respond to the season. Leadership is like that....
Catherine Addor
Sep 291 min read


Mindful Monday
Little Bits of Good It’s easy to get caught up in the idea that only big actions change the world. The truth is, it’s the little bits of...
Catherine Addor
Sep 221 min read


Mindful Monday
Mindful Monday: Be a Part of the Conversation So often, conversations happen around us, in meetings, classrooms, communities, and even at...
Catherine Addor
Sep 151 min read


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Mindful Monday: Permission to Go to the Concert Skipping the concert to “get ahead” at work can feel noble until we notice we’re always...
Catherine Addor
Sep 81 min read


Mindful Monday
Following Your Passion Passion is not always loud or obvious. Sometimes it appears as a quiet pull toward something that makes time...
Catherine Addor
Sep 11 min read


Mindful Monday
The Last Week of Summer The county fair has wrapped up, ribbons awarded, and memories tucked away. As the Ferris wheel lights fade and...
Catherine Addor
Aug 251 min read


Mindful Monday
Day One Leadership: More Than a Welcome Back The first day of school is more than a calendar date; it’s a tone-setter. For students, it...
Catherine Addor
Aug 181 min read


Mindful Monday
Purposeful Professionalism If we are honest, we can admit work isn’t a friendship club. You will, at some point, have to work with...
Catherine Addor
Aug 111 min read


Mindful Monday
In a world full of distractions and to-do lists, presence is a rare and beautiful gift. Today, choose to be fully there in the...
Catherine Addor
Aug 41 min read


Mindful Monday
Intentional Mentorship: a relationship built on presence, purpose, and intention. When we mentor with intention, we pass on knowledge,...
Catherine Addor
Jul 281 min read


Mindful Monday
Start with Care. Stay with Care. This week, let’s remember: Innovation doesn’t grow from strategy alone. It grows from trust. Trust only...
Catherine Addor
Jul 211 min read


Mindful Monday
Leadership doesn’t always wear a name badge. It is evident in how we listen, how we advocate, and how we create spaces where others can...
Catherine Addor
Jul 141 min read


Mindful Monday
The Power of Community This Monday, let’s pause and reflect on one of our most underrated sources of strength: community. In a world that...
Catherine Addor
Jul 71 min read


Mindful Monday
Mindful Monday: A Threshold, Not a Finish Line Some moments in life feel like endings. A door gently closes, a chapter ends, and we...
Catherine Addor
Jun 301 min read


Mindful Monday
Be Careful What You Wish For Democracy gives us a voice. Leadership gives that voice direction. But sometimes, in the rush to "have a...
Catherine Addor
Jun 231 min read
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