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Today is my birthday, which makes it a natural time to think about what birthdays represent. They are moments to celebrate, but they also offer an opportunity to pause, reflect, take stock, and consider how we want to use the year ahead. In schools, we often measure time by calendars that are not our own. We count marking periods, semesters, school years, testing windows, and graduation dates. Birthdays remind us that growth also happens on a deeply personal timeline. A birth

Mindful Monday: Birthday Weekends Birthday weekends have a way of slowing life down just enough for us to notice what matters. They’re part celebration, part reflection, and part quiet realization that another year has shaped us in ways we didn’t always see in the moment. Between the plans, the messages, and the candles, there’s usually a pause, a moment where we ask ourselves: Who did I become this year? What did I carry that I can finally put down? What do I want more of as