I think I’m finally at an age where I’ve accepted most aspects of my personality. I don’t beat myself up as much from not being “enough.” I still get frustrated when I’m not as good at something I want so badly to be good at – but I’ve had enough life experiences to know I’ve been here before. Some things just take time. 

There is one thing about me that I can’t change no matter how long I’ve lived.

I hate that I cry so easily. It’s not even that I get sad over every little thing and tear up. Nope, it’s me feeling big emotions and my tear ducts can’t handle it. I don’t wear my heart on my sleeve. My heart evaporates into a salty solution and bursts out of my eyeballs. It doesn’t help when I get into heated discussions in professional settings. It’s great when I watch a tear-jerker of a movie or hear a song that brings me back to a painful heartache experience. The release is so healing. Sometimes I really enjoy a good cry. Do you notice that you can sleep soundly after a good cry? Just me?

Is empathy our human super power? I truly believe it is and the only way our planet and humanity can thrive.

This season of Tinkergarten, I am knee deep in the world of empathy. Entering my 13th season as a leader, I was so excited that our play would go hand in hand with getting to know more about emotions. Once the classes started, it feels so good to be able to stretch these emotion muscles and see the different ways my explorers show the world how they express how they are feeling.