Aug 23 2008
Be Flexible
The best advice that I could give to any new parent, friend, co-worker, etc is to be flexible. Change is pretty much the only constant in life and in many circumstances. If we don’t allow ourselves to be flexible, we will be a nervous wreck, allowing anxieties and other people’s expectations to rule us until we flip out. Why would we want that to happen?
I just started a new job teaching preschool. I’ve been teaching for over seven years to college students and early elementary students (in my homeschooling program). While this adventure isn’t totally new to me, working in a school setting, along with a variety of other teachers is.
We were given a little goodie bag before school started with some neat stuff in it and a quote that said:
Always remember to be flexible and that it’s okay to make mistakes. Please don’t wait until Crunch time to turn in your lesson plans. Orbit around the room. You will always leave a permanent mark on all the children. God will always be with you, as you help them to come out of their cacoon they will emerge with the knowledge of God’s love.
Inside the bag was a rubber band to ensure that we are flexible. For making mistakes we received an eraser. For crunch time we received a crunch candy bar. For orbiting around the room we received a pack of orbit gum. For permanent mark we received a sharpie. For God will awlays be with us we received a cross pendant. For cacoon we received a small plastic butterfly. These simple items help me to remember the influence that I have, and that it takes me being flexible to transcend into these children’s lives and make a difference.
Now, this applies to everyone in their jobs and circumstances. We can all use a little goodie bag like this that help us be flexible.
Tell me what you do to help keep you flexible.
