My six year old daughter has been talking about the Father's Day present she made me since she finished school for the year (she was sad when she was done with school as she wants to go every day this summer). She even asked me several times if she could give me my gift early. Most of the time I would have said, "yes, yes, present early, gimme gimme gimme, I need I need." Each time though I could hear the echo of my boss' voice when she has said, "Use this situation as a learning opportunity."
She presented me with a top ten reasons why she loves her dad, here they are:
10. I love my dad because he reads me stories.
9. I love my dad because he helps me ride my bike.
8. I love my dad when he makes me laugh by squeezing my guts!
7. I love my dad because he taught me how to ride my bike.
6. I love to hear my dad sing in the car.
5. I love my dad because he finds time to play.
4. I know my dad cares because he loves me.
3. I know my dad is smart because he works a lot.
2. I love my dad because he works so hard at Laura Baker.
1. I love my dad because he's the best dad ever.
To Kendra I say thank you. Thank you for helping me see that I have been a positive influence in your life.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Stats...
I was looking at the stats of my blog and much to my suprise, at times there have been people from Russia, Germany, South Korea reading my blog. This blows my mind. I am not sure how this happens...
It's a Whole New World
From time to time we get frustrated with our jobs, frustrated with the tasks we are assigned to do. We might be quick to anger at times with co-workers, we might be quick to jump to conclusions and make assumptions about co-workers. We might be quick to become defensive when someone asks us about something.
Sometimes when things are a struggle, we are a witness to something that changes our perspective, helps us to understand why we have chosen our careers. We witness things that recharge our batteries when we see something that isn’t always expected, but is awesome just the same. When we see the benefits of hard work pay off.
Laura Baker Services is about the people, it is about the relationships formed between staff and the people that live and go to school here. It is about normalcy, it is about choices, it is not only about living but it is about being alive.
Today I witnessed something that changed my perspective, helped me to remember why I chose this career, and made me realize how lucky I am to be able to work with such an incredible person.
We had a graduation celebration for a student who went to school at LBSA for 11 years. What I observed is this person being who he is, not trying to hide behind a label or something he is not but having fun and enjoying life the way it was meant to be lived. He was living.
He wrapped up the celebration by playing “It’s a Whole New World” from the Disney movie Aladdin on the piano. There was not a dry eye in the place. It is a whole new world for this person, closing one chapter in his life and starting another, just as anyone else would.
Sometimes when things are a struggle, we are a witness to something that changes our perspective, helps us to understand why we have chosen our careers. We witness things that recharge our batteries when we see something that isn’t always expected, but is awesome just the same. When we see the benefits of hard work pay off.
Laura Baker Services is about the people, it is about the relationships formed between staff and the people that live and go to school here. It is about normalcy, it is about choices, it is not only about living but it is about being alive.
Today I witnessed something that changed my perspective, helped me to remember why I chose this career, and made me realize how lucky I am to be able to work with such an incredible person.
We had a graduation celebration for a student who went to school at LBSA for 11 years. What I observed is this person being who he is, not trying to hide behind a label or something he is not but having fun and enjoying life the way it was meant to be lived. He was living.
He wrapped up the celebration by playing “It’s a Whole New World” from the Disney movie Aladdin on the piano. There was not a dry eye in the place. It is a whole new world for this person, closing one chapter in his life and starting another, just as anyone else would.
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