The first two weeks, I chose to "Enroll in a Class and meet with and get to know people in your class who share the same circumstances as you." I chose mommy-and-me swimming lessons, neat. It has been fun and successful. And, I now have three college friends in the class.
These next couple of weeks, or perhaps for this week, I have decided to work on "Keeping a Gratitude Journal; write five entries each week about things for which you are grateful." So, because the blog has basically turned into our famliy journal, and because I hope to lift others through my posts, here is my first Gratitude Post on family.
As I grow older, I observe the world and the people around me and think, "how did they develop that trait" or something similar. Often I take that inward and think, "how did I develop that trait".
Most of the time (I conjecture) I developed traits through simply watching others and learning from their example. I guess this is the essence of nurture, right? For example:
- My dad: is generous. I like to think that his hospitality and generosity has rubbed off on me.
- My mom: is supportive and nonjudgmental (is that a word?). I hope that as life continues, that I gain more of those good qualities.
- My brothers: are steadfast (not to be confused with stubborn). Sometimes to their detriment, but more often than not to their benefit, even if I order the pizza.
- My husband: is kind. Even when things are challenging, he is kind, calm, and collected. A diamond in the rough (too cliche, I think not).
- My daughter: is moldable. Might I be a little more trusting and child-like
"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them" (Desmond Tutu)
