Don't let the fight eat you up.
Monday, April 29, 2013; 10:49 PM | 0 Comments

People come and go,
But surely, some people are meant to stay..

I've chosen to believe that for many years of my life, that while some people come and go, some are those you know would never leave..

But most recently, a very close friend of mine had made this very hard for me.. A friend I shared my life with, a friend I enjoyed being with, a friend who stuck through my weaknesses, a friend who loved me for who I am, a friend who walked me through rough patches and a friend who celebrated happy times with me.. This friend, walked away..

My world hasn't collapsed just because you're not here anymore.. I'm still well, and I know I'm still surrounded by many , many people who love me and care for me.. But Im not going to act like nothing has changed, because your friendship was an important part of my life..

I don't know and I can't say for sure how ready I am to welcome you back into my life if you ever were to come back, and I really don't know if I will ever be able to forgive you.. It really made me feel so insignificant, seeing how easily you walked away from our friendship.

I know that we should fight for those we love, but sometimes if the fight ends up eating you up, I think what we need is to find the courage to let go, because some things we really don't have the power to change..

Through the eyes of a child
Saturday, April 27, 2013; 6:15 PM | 1 Comments

Was chatting with Karen the other day over dinner about an experience we had in class the other day.
Really dawned upon us, how sensitive children can be and how our words and actions have an impact on them.

Cody, one out of the three 4 year old triplet in our class started off the class choosing 4-5 long rolls and no short rolls to build his structure.. Both the teachers advised him to take some shorter rolls and to exchange some of the long ones for them.. He agreed with no fuss, or so it seems.. Through the entire first half of the class, he seemed to be out of sorts, distracted and working really slowly.. When the teachers talked to him, he would look away or stare blankly, and when we asked him what was wrong, he wouldn't answer.
Then, as if the switch went on in my mind, I looked at him and asked "Cody, is it because you wanted more long rolls?" He looked at me, eyes widened and nodded his head. I took two long rolls passed it to him and smiled as he gave a big smile. Cody was back!

How simple this seems, but yet it also reminded me of how easy it is for teachers to have missed out on the chance to listen to our child's needs, especially those who do not fuss.. Both teacher Karen and I realised how important that moment was for Cody, when his teachers realised what was upsetting him and told him that it was alright.. But what we didnt know as we were discussing this, was how important that moment was for us, because it brought us back to the basis of teaching, hearing and meeting out children's needs, not just through what we can see and hear, but with our hearts <3

Teaching, how meaningful.


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