I cannot do school today.
I can remember wanting to go to school so much as a child and I am able to picture Mum telling me that I would be going to school when the letter arrived.
The joy I had felt did not last once I started school. What I had thought the school would be like and the ‘reality’ of HOW it was, did not suit me.
One of my best memories from childhood was the day I spent at work with my Dad instead of going to school. I was determined that I was not going to school that day and although my Mum was not happy that my Dad said I could go to work with him, what both of my parents did not know was how miserable I was at school.
I am able to recollect so much about that day, the relaxation in my mind not having to worry about being in trouble and the specialness I felt assisting my Dad with jobs that he tasked me to do. Life is a great teacher and some of the best lessons about life and living are in our day-to-day interactions with people. I truly cannot remember my best day at school.
There were certain things that I would do as a child to help myself get through ‘pockets’ of loneliness and I can laugh at how creative I would be to make sure I achieved my goals. If it helped me stay happy throughout the day, I had achieved success. I was problem-solving and focusing on happiness through my own creativeness. Is that not showing leadership skills and business acumen?
The more time goes on the more I am grateful for my parent’s values, morals and their own personal differences. My parents were ahead of their time and although they did not have the appearance of what is stereotyped as a ‘HIPPIE’, their way of thinking is EVERYTHING that is ‘ENVIRONMENTAL’ in today’s world.
My parents are polar opposites and regardless of how confusing it was at times to know where certain boundaries were, the RAINBOW of opportunity to explore and make our own minds up about LIFE is ‘something’ I VALUE NOW more than I ever have.
Sometimes I wish I could be young again and persist with telling them things that I knew (Intuition) yet I could not explain. I know that is not possible of course so the best I can do is write and hope that I can help others ‘like me’ who never did fit within a frame who DO know things that they are unable to explain.
Why is the GIFT of INTUITION not nurtured as a part of a person’s nature? WHY is ‘alternative’ schooling less known and not readily available? If I could have been in an ‘alternative school’ I am certain I would have excelled (not that I have failed in life but I struggled swimming against the tide until I walked away from the sea) and I continue to BELIEVE that every child will excel in the world if they are nurtured to their nature and guided to uncover their own way of learning.
History shows TIME and TIME again that some of the GREATEST minds ‘failed’ in school so WHY are there, not more ‘alternative’ schools?
When I hear about BULLYING at school in present times, I will continue to speak and write of HOW it has been for as long as I can remember. IT IS NOT a NEW thing, it has been around for centuries but many children struggle with being heard. I FOUND that the ‘teachers’ were the ones that I had the most difficulty with and they taught students how to bully.
Was the ‘structure of the design’ the issue? or were the ‘teachers’ just miserable, cruel, unhappy people who were able to use their positions to dictate rules to control? I have my views that I write about with regards to systems and their goals but for children who do not fit within a rote learning frame, I say the systems FAIL them, they do not FAIL.
What is their TRUE purpose – is it for POWER and CONTROL?.
SEEK to DISCOVER YOUR TRUE PURPOSE and TRUST your INSTINCT – Uncover your nature and LEARN to nurture it.
Look at Mother Earth if you need proof that Nature knows best – she WILL not be controlled.
Author – I AM Gopher It
