February brings 2 new intentions to set for a short, 28 days. The first will be respect. Respect is defined as
a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.
I will practice respect this month by respecting myself, my loved ones and my students.
For me: respecting my own choices and being consistent within those choices. Respecting my body and my health. Taking notice of my talents and my gifts. Showing myself adoration by doing good things for me once in a while and recognizing my abilities and strengths.
For my friends: Affirming the wonderful things that they do and that they are. Giving them admiration by being an exceptional listener, and doing the extent of my giving through listening and creating a safe and comfortable environment for them to be listened to within.
For my students: Respecting them as individuals and the accomplishments and achievements they have had this year so far. Giving them my admiration and respect for overcoming challenges and engaging in adolescence to the best ability that they have. Respecting them also by having high expectations of them and giving them challenging ideas to stir their curiosity.

My second intention is to increase the amount of patience that I practice. Patience is defined as the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.

I will practice patience as I wait to hear back from grad schools, I will practice patience as I wait to see my loved ones, friends and family that are far away from me. I will practice patience within my physical exercising and fitness goals. I will practice patience as I continue my journey to find my spiritual connection. I will practice patience and acceptance of not being in a romantic relationship, and put faith into a stronger sense of patience will help me see more clearly when I am blinded by my own demons and struggles. I will practice patience within my job, as the year grows more stressful and difficult in many ways. I will practice patience in this new approach to life, and accept that it will take time for these things to come naturally and comfortability, or that those are inevitable and it’s best to be patient and be present.

These are my stakes into my ground for this month.