It's All About Attitude

Saturday's training on Peer Parent Resources was great! Becky Facer presented lots of fun examples and handouts to use with clients. We played games and enjoyed ourselves very much...thanks, Becky!

I've been feeling quite stressed and feeling sorry for myself lately so I particularly appreciated one of the handouts that Becky gave us. For those of you who were not able to attend, I'm going to share it in this blog. It's called "Attitude".

"There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked in the mirror and noticed she had only three hairs on her head.

'Well,' she said, 'I think I'll braid my hair today.'

So she did and she had a wonderful day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head.

'Hmm,' she said, 'I think I'll part my hair down the middle today.'

So she did and she had a grand day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head.

'Well,' she said, 'Today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail.'

So she did and she had a fun, fun day.

The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head.

'Yea!', she exclaimed, 'I don't have to fix my hair today!'

Attitude is everything. Be kinder than necessary for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly....leave the rest to God. Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...It's about learning to dance in the rain."

ADVANCED PEER PARENT TRAINING

I hope you all are looking forward to our advanced training this Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 9:00. I am very excited to get some ideas from Becky Facer. Becky is a peer parent in the Bountiful area and from reading her reports, I was impressed how much she knows about great resources to use in teaching families. She has enthusiastically agreed to share her wealth of knowledge with the rest of us. I'll see you there!