What a wonderful Saturday! I started with a long run through the city. The skyline is gorgeous at sunrise. I spent the majority of the day being silly with my sweet girl. I love the times I am able to turn off work and school and just play with her. Today, she asked me to go look for bugs - ha! We took a basket and walked around the neighborhood looking at different bugs. She has absolutely no sense of fear when it comes to nature. She "helped" me clean out her closet - ha. She also spent forever pretending to play gymnastics - too cute! I love to see her pretend play flourishing - such a great little imagination. All in all, the best way to spend a Saturday at home.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Self Growth
My favorite part of my grad program is the constant emphasis on self-growth. The program forces you to truly know yourself. It is absolutely amazing what you can see when step back and observe your own patterns of behavior.
Recently, I have been extremely mindful of the model I am setting for my sweet girl. I truly believe that children do what their parents do much more so than what their parents say. This has led me to reflect upon the character traits I hope to instill in her. Numerous have come to mind and this will hopefully be an ongoing exercise for me as she grows and matures. This morning, I came across this quote: "I will hold myself to a standard of grace - not perfection." This statement eloquently sums up my hopes for her in regards to self pressure. I hope that she strives towards showing compassion, kindness, mercy, intelligence - all of these together combine to picture of grace in my mind. I would much rather her look to develop these parts of herself than holding herself to society-based standards.
Recently, I have been extremely mindful of the model I am setting for my sweet girl. I truly believe that children do what their parents do much more so than what their parents say. This has led me to reflect upon the character traits I hope to instill in her. Numerous have come to mind and this will hopefully be an ongoing exercise for me as she grows and matures. This morning, I came across this quote: "I will hold myself to a standard of grace - not perfection." This statement eloquently sums up my hopes for her in regards to self pressure. I hope that she strives towards showing compassion, kindness, mercy, intelligence - all of these together combine to picture of grace in my mind. I would much rather her look to develop these parts of herself than holding herself to society-based standards.
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