Thought for the day….Sometimes we focus so hard on our mistakes that we forget what goes right. Today my Supervising social worker came over and she noticed a positive change in one of our children. I didn’t see it. I had no clue that they had changed that much. As she said, I was too close to them and see them every day, so I didn’t see the growth. Looking at them now I can almost see it, but as she said…I am too close.
Have you ever looked at those pictures that have a 3d object pop out when you look at them the right way? I have never been successful looking at them, I have never been able to see past the initial pattern that you are looking at. I kind of feel like that sometimes, I think I am just too close and can’t focus long enough to see the changes.
Luckily I have a Social worker that will point out what I am missing. I get to view it through her eyes and can just about make out the changes…see the difference made. Today I want you to consider how you are viewing your children, are you too close, and do you have an honest friend or support to show you a different view so you can see?
I can focus easily on what I am doing wrong, and need help sometimes to view what I am doing right. Maybe you are the opposite, and miss your mistakes or maybe you are like me see the hard stuff, missing the good bits. Have a look at how you are viewing your experience, and get someone else to give you an honest view…just maybe you will be able to see it in a different way. Maybe you will see growth that you didn’t know was there.