The last step of my project is to continue in the direction i’m headed in. I have learned a lot during my journey and I think I have all the mental tools needed to be effective,in due time. With the end of the physical project near, I will continue to meditate throughout the rest of the school year to relax and decompress from the day, think about how I can better my nonviolent mindset. Through meditation, I have had a clearer mind and can focus of the things that are important in moving forward with the end goal of my project and school work in general. It was through meditational practices that I thought of ways to nonviolently communicate better.
I have discovered that there is a way to communicate that insures no one is offended by what you say. Further more, I have found that offeering an observation is more efficient than phrases of accusation, especially when something needs to change for the better. There is a problem on the football team that is “hidden” and not talked about, but encouraged to change. I cannot guarantee that it will change within a year of the start of the project because of adversity faced this semester, but I can guarantee that it will change! A collective conversation will be had, and the first phase to my project was building a relationship with those on the team on a personal level first. Second, making observations of the many things that need to be addressed, and the conversations and actions will be the third and and forth steps to this project. The work has only begun, I am grateful that I had the chance to begin this project. I am excited to see where it goes and all the new things Lafayette Football will be able to accomplish because of nonviolent forms of communication.
Hey Tessema! I’m so happy to see the progress you’ve made over the semester with your personal project. I have always thought that finding the time to meditate was hard, so I admire your ability to devote, and continue to devote, your time to the physical activity of meditation. Connecting something that you love, football, to your personal project creates an interesting dynamic because it brings together your life outside of the classroom and your life inside the classroom. In addition, many people tend to associate football with being a violent sport, so assessing football in a nonviolent way creates an intriguing pairing. I am happy to hear that you will be continuing your project throughout the rest of the year.