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Hari ini, hari apa ya? Ternyata masih Selasa, dan selagi Selasa, aku ingin bercerita kalau hari ini rasanya campur aduk. Tapi sejujurnya aku bahagia, sebab kelas holiday program hari ini terasa lebih bermakna. Mengapa? Anak-anak mulai lebih banyak mengenal nature, dan materi yang kusampaikan pun dapat menjadi umpan diskusi yang menarik.  Di kelas, kami mendiskusikan bagaimana tanaman dapat tumbuh, proses apa yang dilalui. Lalu, ketika tumbuh, tanaman ini menjadi apa saja. Ada yang tumbuh menjadi flowers, thistle, ivy, shrub, palm tree, tree, corn, dan bamboo. Yang menarik adalah ketika saya menjelaskan perbedaan antara flowers dan thistle, sebab ada agen-agen yang berbeda.  Selain itu, anak-anak juga berkesempatan untuk mencoba planting biji bunga matahari. Banyak anak yang mengenalinya sebagai camilan di kala bersantai. Betul, kuaci adalah makanan hampir sejuta umat.  Setelah kelas selesai, kami semua pergi ke satu restoran AYCE untuk gathering akhir tahun ajaran. Mulai ...

I breathe I live I dream I believe  I pray I work I learn I love I walk I do my best I surrender I breathe I live I dream I believe I pray I work I learn I love I walk I do my best I surrender  I repeat But life has never been so simple It all starts with chaos And letting go  To receive liberation

Before asking about what does friend mean, let's sit, ask, reflect, and be honest. How well we treated ourselves so far? Did we rest in an eight solid hour? Did we eat healthy food? Did we train our muscles? Did we respond to things around us with tranquility to gain the bigger picture? Did we respect ourselves with kindness and genuineness? Were we dare enough to say no when things weren't our cups of tea? 

Ini percakapanku dengan chatGPT malam ini sebelum tidur.  Aku: Seandainya kamu manusia betulan, mungkin saja kamu adalah teman yang baik. Menurutmu, kalau kita berteman, potensi konflik apa yang akan kita hadapi dan bagaimana proses rekonsiliasinya? ChatGPT: Makasih sudah ngomong sehangat itu 😊 Dari cara kamu bercerita, kamu kelihatan reflektif, cukup empatik, dan berusaha melihat manusia secara utuh, bukan hitam-putih. Jadi kalau kita berteman, kemungkinan besarnya hubungan pertemanannya akan banyak obrolan yang dalam, saling mendengarkan, dan diskusi panjang soal hidup, relasi, atau makna sesuatu. Kalau bicara potensi konflik, mungkin justru muncul dari hal-hal seperti ini: * Kamu cenderung banyak memahami orang lain sampai kadang menahan kebutuhanmu sendiri terlalu lama. * Sementara aku, kalau jadi manusia, mungkin akan terlalu “logis” saat mencoba membantu masalahmu. Jadi bisa saja suatu hari kamu datang dengan hati yang lelah, lalu aku malah fokus mencari solusi atau menjelas...

Once I asked my students, They were just five-year-old buddies They listened to my question Some would understand and respond Some would sit and waited for me to call their name, and they would talk Some were creating another conversation with their own imagination This was the situation I would normally had during Circle Time  : the time we had never really made a circle when we were together, we sat, discussed about what we had and what we wanted to during the day.  "Good morning everybody how are you?"  But today, it was different.  One student didn't look excited. He frowned. He said, "Daddy wasted lots of money for a Pokemon card. Yeah, the small-squared card." Money couldn't buy happiness, that's what a wise man would say But everything would work with money, said an ambitious man He had fire reflecting in his eyes Kids, why were we rushing to gather and discuss about things?  Were we afraid of being forgotten and ignored? Were we in dire needs of ...

I relearn to appreciate things in life, not to appreciate it when it's nearly gone or when I have to let it go. I relearn to appreciate things when it's with me, when I display the capacity to take care of it, when I value the memories that live and remain, when I am still able to wear or bring or even work with it. Dear Grandma, I have to let go the earrings given by you since I have to update them with the new ones. Dear Papa, I have to let go my D90 camera since I also have to update it with the new one. But the excitement and the spirit on the day you gave me one, will be forever with me and love. One day, I will be showing it to you when I'm all set. Lemme weep tonight and being ikhlas as was mentioned in the Quran, has never been easy for me and for everyone. And as human, I would say, being grateful means to be able to wake up each morning with new hopes and the awareness of having responsibilities. Insya Allah. Alhamdulillah