Today's experiment note:
DRY EYEBALLS.
Clearly when my body dry fasts the first thing it does is hoover moisture from my eyes--like I don't need them anymore?!
Again, I'm very impressed that so many humans do this every year. It is *so* much rougher on the body than water fasting.
I'm good, but what a profound reminder that we're all just one bad day from being tasked to be our best selves amid physical depletion from lack of food and water.
No wonder our world is so raw and full of pain. 🕯️
@MLClark I have students fasting for Ramadan. I’ve long known the basics for how to support them. This year kids who show up cuz its an ok space (not on my roster) asked if they could pray.
Of course and how can I support?
Was a privilege, and learning for non muslim students. And For me!
Exactly, Laurel! Growing up alongside a lot more Christian and Jewish students, with calendars shaped around their holy days, I've had plenty of experiences with their forms of abstention and dietary restrictions, but this is my first time trying out what the healthy non-pregnant observant adults from our world's 1.9 billion Muslims do every year.
It is eye-opening!
(And eye-drying-out 😅 - but I have drops for that!)
Thanks for being a safe space for the students your sphere. ❤️🤗
@MLClark The child who brought friends, and asked, is a kid Ive known for years, shes a senior now. She said she was experienced, comfortable, praying in front of others.
It was a gift, we all sensed it, even if we didn't understand it. Happy to report that it was a sacred moment respected by all in the classroom.
In a world that has made school such an unsafe place for so many children, thank you *so* much for all the hard work you do to ease the strain for your students. 🤗