Whom do I need to attend to today with a sharpened or bent ear?
Yesterday was a hard day for my wife and I. We both had meetings and commitments that we had to attend to that caused us to leave our daughter at her preschool for a total of 12 1/2 hours. That caused my wife a great deal of grief because she feels that we were, in essence, neglecting Cerena and that is exactly what we don't want to do. However, we have to attend to our other commitments, so we just have to make a concentrated effort to not do this again.
I want to be a good father for Cerena. I want to make the effort to be there for everything she does and goes through. We (Cheryl and I) just have to do what we can right now to get out of debt and that will free up a lot of time and resources to do things as a family and make sure that Cerena knows both parents, not just one or the other.
I'm also a teacher, so I know that there is a good chance that I may have to "attend" to my students with a sharpened or bent ear. So many of them are looking for someone to listen to them and to understand what they are going through. I may not always understand, but I've been through so much myself that I have an idea of how to deal with all sorts of problems. I just want to be someone that students can look up to, not just obey out of fear of discipline.
Remember, no matter what job you're in, people will look up to or at you and will notice what you do and how you act. Wouldn't you rather be someone to be like than someone to avoid becoming like? You may say that you don't want that pressure, but that is not always your choice. Be someone to look up, not away from. Later.
Yesterday was a hard day for my wife and I. We both had meetings and commitments that we had to attend to that caused us to leave our daughter at her preschool for a total of 12 1/2 hours. That caused my wife a great deal of grief because she feels that we were, in essence, neglecting Cerena and that is exactly what we don't want to do. However, we have to attend to our other commitments, so we just have to make a concentrated effort to not do this again.
I want to be a good father for Cerena. I want to make the effort to be there for everything she does and goes through. We (Cheryl and I) just have to do what we can right now to get out of debt and that will free up a lot of time and resources to do things as a family and make sure that Cerena knows both parents, not just one or the other.
I'm also a teacher, so I know that there is a good chance that I may have to "attend" to my students with a sharpened or bent ear. So many of them are looking for someone to listen to them and to understand what they are going through. I may not always understand, but I've been through so much myself that I have an idea of how to deal with all sorts of problems. I just want to be someone that students can look up to, not just obey out of fear of discipline.
Remember, no matter what job you're in, people will look up to or at you and will notice what you do and how you act. Wouldn't you rather be someone to be like than someone to avoid becoming like? You may say that you don't want that pressure, but that is not always your choice. Be someone to look up, not away from. Later.
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