Observe Before Respond
Personal Growth, Relationships, Home, Environment, Parenting, Education, Work, Creativity Jennifer Elaine Personal Growth, Relationships, Home, Environment, Parenting, Education, Work, Creativity Jennifer Elaine

Observe Before Respond

I’m being reminded today to observe before I respond. There are so many scenarios in this house where I have the opportunity to respond to what the kids are doing in a way that would look like teaching from anyone outside. What I am recognizing is that sometimes when I step in and help or teach prior to allowing them to problem solve I sometimes create more problems rather than solve them.

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Blindfolded
Personal Growth, Relationships, Environment, Spirituality, Self Care, Parenting, Education, Books, Podcasts Jennifer Elaine Personal Growth, Relationships, Environment, Spirituality, Self Care, Parenting, Education, Books, Podcasts Jennifer Elaine

Blindfolded

I’m sitting with this idea of what it has been like to be living my life up until this point and recognizing it’s a lot like being blindfolded. Because my eyes were covered, my other senses were picking things up constantly and doing their best to decipher what was actually happening but the full truth or what was really going on was never quite available.

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