CyndeeMay 25, 2012 12:09 PM
Katie, great take on our weekly reading and putting what you learned from it to a very good use! I think that our biggest way to be a contribution in life is to shine the light God put in each of us, which will spark the light in others, or help brighten theirs and ours, any time we need a little "pick me up" in the shine department.
We are all connected as human beings and our collective energy has a lot more power when we work together with a positive view. Have you ever noticed that you can sometimes turn a frown upside down when you put a positive spin on a grumpy person's attitude? It may not work every time, but sometimes I just challenge myself to try and see if I can balance out the negativity in the room by being extra positive. It has some very rewarding moments. I want you to know that you have had a positive influence on me at different times in the course. One in particular I will never forget. One of our professors was taking an unplanned vacation during our course and was going to move our deadline up to a Saturday instead of the Sunday or Monday it would have been due. You and I were working online together and I mentioned that I was disappointed to have to do my work early because it fell on my Sabbath, but that of course I would complete the assignments I needed to. Your response was so sincere and caring that I was ready to speak up to the professor, when suddenly he changed his mind and left the due dates as they were originally scheduled. I will never forget your sincerity or concern for my situation. Thank you for that spark of kindness, I really needed it at that moment!
We are all connected as human beings and our collective energy has a lot more power when we work together with a positive view. Have you ever noticed that you can sometimes turn a frown upside down when you put a positive spin on a grumpy person's attitude? It may not work every time, but sometimes I just challenge myself to try and see if I can balance out the negativity in the room by being extra positive. It has some very rewarding moments. I want you to know that you have had a positive influence on me at different times in the course. One in particular I will never forget. One of our professors was taking an unplanned vacation during our course and was going to move our deadline up to a Saturday instead of the Sunday or Monday it would have been due. You and I were working online together and I mentioned that I was disappointed to have to do my work early because it fell on my Sabbath, but that of course I would complete the assignments I needed to. Your response was so sincere and caring that I was ready to speak up to the professor, when suddenly he changed his mind and left the due dates as they were originally scheduled. I will never forget your sincerity or concern for my situation. Thank you for that spark of kindness, I really needed it at that moment!
Friday, May 25, 2012
Wk4 Reading: Being YOU!
Excuse me, does anyone have a lighter because I have a light that needs to be sparked!
Over the past 11 months I’ve put a lot of things to the side to focus on school so that I could get the most out of it. I can now say, since I can see the end so close ( No worries Professor Joe, I’m not taking a break yet)I”ve been thinking what I’m I going to do with all of my free time. The answer finally came to me over a short vacation last week and it’s, volunteer for the Big Brother Big Sister organization here in Orlando. I want to spread my spark out to children who are just looking for a spark to follow. Who are looking for assistance lighting their own spark. As a small speck on this big universe I always try to give back. However the time has come for me to give back to another person. The ending of the EMDT program is a great time for me to pick up another life changing torch.
Sometimes in life it’s important to just let things go. When you can’t change the situation and you can’t make someone see your point of view, and you have done all you can do….you just have to let it go and move on. You can’t life let you pass it by like it did for the husband whose wife had cheated on him. It’s ok to let things go it brings so much peace to the situation. It also allows for growth to take place, which may even let you see a different point of view.
The framework of possibility is being YOU! When we stand up to right is right and we stand up to people who are doing wrong we are creating the framework. Sometimes that means doing something that you don’t want to do to create a better situation, and other times it’s just speaking the truth.
I believe I have had the pleasure to lift people up to help them do and be more. At times I’ve been lifted up. One thing that I love is that my husband and I both lift each other up and we also always help push each other towards the next best thing. This chapter is one reason why I think it’s very important to surround oneself with good people. It’s important to be around people who you can help make better and who can help make yourself better.
 |
| Example of just trying to be a good person. |
