When you want to know how to explain something difficult, remember this advice:
First, ask yourself if you yourself really understand the thing you need to explain. If you don’t, you need to do more research until your understanding is solidified.
Then, you must try to break the question down into simpler parts. When you bite off more than you can chew, your body won’t digest. So, take things bit by bit.
Last, put yourself in the shoes of the one who is trying to learn. Try to talk in a way that uses her vocabulary and works with the way she has of seeing the world. This act of empathy will make the flow of information easier and more complete.
Being a good teacher is a difficult art, requiring, above all, humility and a desire to put yourself and another in the service of truth.
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Sometimes the ideas are sparse, sometimes the ideas grow dense in wild thickets all through your brain.
Whether or not the mind is fertile doesn’t matter so much right now; the important thing is the agreement – the decision to show up and put in the time, whether or not Inspiration seems ready to visit.
You will understand the merits of such consistent practice in time.
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The art of disciplining yourself is hard to master. You must distinguish between the discipline that is good, and the discipline that is bad – for there are practices that help the soul (to flourish, to expand), and there are others that harm the soul with an approach that condemns, disgraces, or refuses to encourage. When you understand this distinction, you can implement a plan for yourself that invites more joy, more peace, more productivity and grace. You can see how important it is to put yourself on a healthy path, and to walk with even steps along the road to beautiful things.