i just got off the phone with my dear sweet cuz, nic and she read this wonderful little blurb that made me think about my family and the person i've become today. admist all the chaos and drama, i'm sincerely grateful for my family. i'm thankful for having a feisty little grandmother who had a heart of gold and a head of steel. i'm grateful for having a mother who was calm, open and so well balanced and for teaching me to always look at the bright side of things. and i would have to admit that there is a part of me that needs to thank my father. he challenged me in so many ways that most people couldn't fathom, but what it instilled in me was the beauty of resilence and to push myself in ways that i could only surprise myself.
so thanks for teaching me the things that i live by.....
Children Learn What They Live
By Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D.
If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.
If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive.
If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves.
If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy.
If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy.
If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty.
If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence.
If children live with tolerance, they learn patience.
If children live with praise, they learn appreciation.
If children live with acceptance, they learn to love.
If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.
If children live with recognition, they learn it is good to have a goal.
If children live with sharing, they learn generosity.
If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness.
If children live with fairness, they learn justice.
If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect.
If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them.
If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which to live.
1 comment:
I love the words in that poem. You have such a beautiful spirit my sweet friend. xoxo
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