This is a bit of an awkward re-start.
I kicked off my website during the 2020 pandemic with the hope to nurture this space into a home for reflection and renewal not just for myself but for other teachers or wanders that want to see what it may look like for a highly-spiritual, highly-emotional, and highly-reflective person to navigate career and life, perpetually seeking balance, harmony and authenticity.
I’ve learned a lot about myself since then, despite turning away from this blog space. I embraced a new home for my garden. A quaint lil two-bedroom condo I can call my own, where lots of spiritual transformation took place in the form of 12-step recovery, breathe work sessions, airBnB hosting, and foster-dog-momming. I even found myself exploring some romantic relationships there to better see my strengths and weaknesses. All the while, pouring myself into a career I continue to connect with deeply and find fulfilling.
So who am I today?
I’m Brenda Minjares… veteran physics teacher, carer of plants and animals, homeowner, and lover of Jesus Christ— not in that order!
I’m a recovered stress addict. I have new tools today for dealing with overwhelm. Not every day is perfect, but I’ve made enough progress to know two things: God is real and I have been restored to sanity.
Zoom into today, and I am still learning so much. Here are the things I’m wondering about lately:
How do I balance being an effective teacher coach with my duties as a classroom teacher?
How do I grow in my discernment for what the Heavenly Father wants for me in career and in my romantic life?
How do I build a harmonious and friendship-filled relationship with my romantic partner? (How do I prepare myself to be a wife?)
How do I let go of expectations of other people when my thinking is narrow on an idea?
How can I learn to accept that other people have different values than me, and how does my relationship with Christ assist me in this?
How do I use my spirituality to build a healthier and stronger physical body?
Yesterday has taught me about how to use awareness to pulley myself into acceptance. Today is teaching me about how to turn acceptance into deeper action. I found out to Brenda has been during the last few years, and I am grateful and ready to find out who Brenda is becoming. Right on time!
