Relationship Reflection

Relationship Reflection

 

Relationships are important to me because being connected to others is vital to my well being.  I enjoy talking to and being with my family because we are very supportive to one another.  My husband and I have two young adult children and five years ago we were blessed with a granddaughter name Haidyn.  She is the new joy of my life! She is warm, affectionate and smart. Children at this age love unconditionally and remind us how real relationships should function.  I enjoyed my relationships with my children as they were growing and developing and I always supported their educational and extra-curricular activities.  My son who is the oldest loved playing soccer and he established meaningful relationships with his teammates  because they learned to depend each while playing the sport but they also formed lasting relationships off the field.  My daughter studied ballet for many years and she established meaningful relationships through the dance experience.

 Relationships are the bonds that keep people encouraged and uplifted in life as long as the relationships are positive.  I grew up in a very supportive family and interacted with many because my grandmother had nine children.  My mother was a very friendly and involved person and she touched my life but she also touched and inspired a lot of my friends.  I never realized how great her impact was until she passed away in 2005.  Many of her co-workers and my friends commented about what a positive impact my mother had on their lives because of her caring and giving attitude.  One friend commented that he remembered going out of the city for the first time because of a road trip with our family to a suburban mall.  A have another friend who used to run away from home and come to our home because she had problems with her own mother.  So our home was a much needed refuge. My mother was honestly my best friend because she encouraged me academically but she also encouraged activism for the rights of others and had a never ending love for me.  I just pray that I will impact others in the same caring way that my mother did and make life better for others.

In order to maintain relationships it takes effort that some people choose not to exert.  All relationships are not reciprocal because sometimes people don’t have the time to dedicate to a lasting relationship.  Professionally I have tried to create positive relationships with my students and their parents, by always having positive comments and lending a listening ear.  People feel that they are important when you take the time to listen to them and not pass judgment.  One of my goals in life is to build lasting relationships with young students, instill self-esteem and to encourage the love of learning in them.