Last year as I was teaching my wonderful and challenging group of students, a motto blossomed into fruition: Be with the love u give, not with the hate u give.
This caught on. Anytime there was a power struggle or conflict, I would remind the students to be with the love.
After a few weeks, I realized they internalized the message. One day as I was getting frustrated with some behavior in the classroom, a student looked at me and said, “Be with the love you give, Mr. Miller.” It completely broke my state, dissolved the frustration and brought a smile to my face.
This is what it’s all about: We have to help each other be our best selves; we have to help each other be the love we give; we have to help each other through the struggle that shows up. It’s about humanKINDness.
Towards the end of the year, a student ended up handing me this bracelet: A symbol of a family molded and united after a year of embracing the struggle together.
Living On Fire 
Such a powerful message and great reminder. It’s not always easy to do, and if you remember that it is love that binds us, is the common thread, it really is very simple. 🙏❤️