The door shuts and I immediately begin to feel a little claustrophobic. I look around a tiny room with 6 other people as we frantically begin to search for clues that will unlock a box that has a key that will get us into the other room. In the tiny room is a confession closet, a huge ceramic slide puzzle, a bench, and a beautiful stained glass wall. As the others are looking for clues I am drawn to the ceramic slide puzzle. I start trying to solve it so that I can see if this will somehow help crack the code for the combination. I start shifting the pieces around and I quickly begin to realize that the puzzle was not intended to be pieced together as none of the pieces had a match. It was merely a diversion and I fell for it. We had 60 minutes to crack the code and I spent 7 of those with the silly slide puzzle. Gotta love those escape rooms!
I chose intentions as my "One little Word" this year. I was chatting about work/life with one of my best friends who has been in my life for over 17 years a few months ago and she gave me probably the best advice I needed in that exact moment, which was to set my intention each day before arriving at work. This happened to be around the same time that my colleagues were sharing their "OLW's" and I thought I would try it out as well. I thought about my conversation with my friend and it hit me...intentions... I wasn't sure if it was the right kind of word but it felt right to me. It is a word that could fit in every aspect of my life. I am constantly thinking about my intentions and they have quickly become the fuel of my day to day. Intentions. Setting the intention. Treating people with good intentions. Doing everything with the best intention no matter the situation. What's your "OLW"?
As I read, I can't help but make connections to my high school classroom. I wonder how many of my students feel a little claustrophobic at school or find themselves diverted by something that looks cool but doesn't actually get them anywhere? Still, if I continue the metaphor, the truth is that if you work as a team you can actually turn both of those conditions into a really positive, fun outcome - I mean, hey, we pay to do escape rooms! Thanks for a fun slice.
ReplyDeleteSaturday visited Escape room. Was it fun? Yup! Did we get busted? Double yup!
ReplyDeleteYour vivid description brought me back there.
Thank you.
Sounds like a lot of laughter, team work, and a challenge! Good times!
ReplyDeleteI've never tried an Escape Room. I think I'd feel claustrophobic too and throw a big fit!
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