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November 3, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Sunday Reflections: 5 Life Lessons from the Avengers

November 3, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS   Leave a Comment

Day to day, we can lose sight of what’s important. We get stuck in meeting after meeting, our materials or programming budget has been cut, we beat our heads against brick walls in order to get something approved that should have been fine in the first place. Things at home go wrong, from something exploding in the microwave to someone getting sick to getting a flat tire. Everything seems overwhelming. 

Not to mention that they’ve already started Christmas commercials.

However, there is a lot to be learned from the world around us. Fall is here, and the world of nature goes into slumber. Yet, there are lessons to be learned from The Avengers.


 Lesson One: Learn to breathe and get ahold of bad emotions.

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Emotions can make you seem weak, but only if you let them.
Harness them to your enthusiasm and your goals, 

and they can take you anywhere.

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Lesson Two: Don’t get hung up on appearance and image.
 
Take time out to dance, and don’t worry if anyone’s watching.

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Lesson Three: Take your time.
 
No matter what you’re doing, if they can take the time to eat,
 you can take your break and eat as well.
 

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Lesson Four: Take a step back from things.

Remember that while most of your problems seem as big as Loki, 
they can be smashed.


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Lesson Five: Laugh.

 And always, ALWAYS, keep your sense of humor.

 
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About Karen Jensen, MLS

Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).

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