I am...

Another ice breaker exercise

I am curious and reflective
I wonder if this is all just a simulation
I hear the wind rustling through the leaves
I see stalks of wheat bending in the breeze
I want my children to be all right
I am curious and reflective

I pretend I’m more hopeful than I sometimes feel
I feel anxious about what lies ahead
I touch the soil of my grandparents’ farm
I worry about the efforts to undermine public education
I cry at what epilepsy can take away
I am curious and reflective

I understand that humans are social creatures and bonded to the natural world
I believe that environmental education is part of addressing climate change
I dream of trans kids not being used as political pawns
I try to be a better listener
I hope we don’t let evolution take us to where we don’t want to go
I am curious and reflective

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And here’s the template:

I am (two characteristics about yourself)
I wonder (something about which you are actually curious)
I hear (an imaginary sound)
I see (an imaginary sight)
I want (an actual desire)
I am (the first line repeated)

I pretend (something that you actually pretend to do)
I feel (a feeling about something)
I touch (an imaginary touch)
I worry (something about which you worry)
I cry (something that makes you sad)
I am (the first line repeated)

I understand (something you know to be true)
I say (something in which you believe)
I dream (something about which you dream)
I try (something toward which you make an effort)
I hope (something for which you actually hope)
I am (the first line repeated)

For another ice breaker exercise, see Where I’m From.