Hey Everyone
Happy Saturday! I
hope you are all enjoying your day off. I want to talk a little bit about the
role we all play in the lives of the kids’ that we work with.Not a direct speech link- bit everything is related, isn't it??!!
The Bigger picture:
Our job- Why are we
here? We go to work every day, do housework, pay bills, commute and then try
and spend some left over time on ourselves and with our families. It can be
discouraging not to mention overwhelming. But I try to remember what our larger
purpose here is and why we do what we do. For me- I am trying to use my life to
help build the lives of others. With the kids my ultimate goal is to spread a
little happiness, and joy to their lives while I build their communication
skills. As I am trying to build their communication skills I hope it is so that
they can go on to enhance their own lives. I am trying to build their self-confidence
and abilities so they will ultimately be able to contribute their lives to helping
others. And if I attain a few grammar goals in there- FREEBIE! WOO HOO! I
always think to myself- even if a child doesn’t complete all of their goals I
want them to have at least taken something away from out time together that is beneficial.
If that is confidence, or just the fact that someone paid attention to them
that day, I have won! (And so have they!). And so the cycle goes.
Gratitude:
We can sometimes get
caught up in our own problems, crap; I have a $400 phone bill how am I going to
pay that? Instead of focusing on the negative, be grateful. I am so grateful I
have a phone, a home, a job, and a mouth to speak with (on my phone). Gratitude
is a great thing and we all need to take a few minutes every day and voice what
we are grateful for. Complaining doesn’t help anyone so, my advice is focus on the
positive. And always show gratitude. If you are having difficulty finding
things you are grateful for, you definitely need to start NOW!
Today I am grateful
for my husband, my children, and my warm bed (it was -36 this morning! YIKES). Yes,
I am so grateful for you, reading my blog. If you have something you are
grateful for write it down in the comments section! Spread a positive, grateful
attitude today!!! So I challenge you today to tell 3 people today that you are grateful for them and why!
Happy Saturday!
Cheers, Mindy
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