Writing challenge-Day #2
Write something that someone told you about yourself that you never forgot.
This could be old or recent, good or bad. I think I will focus on the good for now, it's more therapeutic in my mind.
Throughout my youth, I had leadership opportunities while serving on student body council and church youth leadership positions. I was told at this point in my life, that I had the ability to use wisdom and compassion to lead, and that I could be more effective if I used these characteristics rather than force or coercion. This has always stayed with me, especially when I started having children. Who could I influence more than my own offspring. I have had many years, from their birth in fact, to influence my children and I hope that I can take this opportunity to lead them into positive paths.
I have a friend who told me a few years ago that a colleague asked him why he had so many kids (he had 5). And didn't he think it was irresponsible to have so many with all the problems in society. His response gave me hope in what I am doing. He said that he was doing all he could to raise well adjusted, contributing members of society and he was being more responsible with his 5 than someone with 1 who doesn't take the same care to raise "good kids". I agree with him fully. My duty as a parent is to raise good kids. I can't control them, however, and realize they have agency and need to make their own decisions, but I can do my very best to give them the best chance possible.
That encouragement I was told as a youth, that I was a qualified leader and could always be so with the right characteristics has not only stayed with me, but has influenced how I parent and lead in other areas of my life.
This could be old or recent, good or bad. I think I will focus on the good for now, it's more therapeutic in my mind.
Throughout my youth, I had leadership opportunities while serving on student body council and church youth leadership positions. I was told at this point in my life, that I had the ability to use wisdom and compassion to lead, and that I could be more effective if I used these characteristics rather than force or coercion. This has always stayed with me, especially when I started having children. Who could I influence more than my own offspring. I have had many years, from their birth in fact, to influence my children and I hope that I can take this opportunity to lead them into positive paths.
I have a friend who told me a few years ago that a colleague asked him why he had so many kids (he had 5). And didn't he think it was irresponsible to have so many with all the problems in society. His response gave me hope in what I am doing. He said that he was doing all he could to raise well adjusted, contributing members of society and he was being more responsible with his 5 than someone with 1 who doesn't take the same care to raise "good kids". I agree with him fully. My duty as a parent is to raise good kids. I can't control them, however, and realize they have agency and need to make their own decisions, but I can do my very best to give them the best chance possible.
That encouragement I was told as a youth, that I was a qualified leader and could always be so with the right characteristics has not only stayed with me, but has influenced how I parent and lead in other areas of my life.
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