Daily Supports

MY SUPPORTS

          There are a variety of factors within my daily environment that are supportive to me.  I would first have to say my three sons; Cordell, Braxton and Gage.  They keep me going and I don’t know what I would do without them in my life.  My sons and I have a good parent-child relationship.  They know that they can come to me and talk about anything, whether it’s related to school, personal or social interactions with others.  I always let tell them that there is nothing that bad that we cannot work on together in order to fix it.  I want my children to have a positive childhood so when they grow up and become adults and have children of their own; they can look back and remember some of the positive techniques I used in raising them. 

My job is another factor in my daily environment that is supportive and the children I work with.  I take my job very seriously because I work with children.  Teaching is a difficult job, but there are numerous rewards involved, especially when you have been given the opportunity to impact a young person’s life.  I enjoy working with children and look forward to all the learning experiences that they acquire.  I like to see how they grow, change and mature from year to year.  I realize that some students in my class are more challenging than others for many different reasons, and then there are those who possess particular characteristics that make my job a whole lot easier.   I enjoy them all. 

My siblings of course are a huge factor in my daily environment that is supportive.  I can go to them for help, advice, and emotional support any time.   There are eight of us and this helps out a lot.  I can get all kinds of positive advice when I need it, a shoulder to cry on or even a loan every now and then.

Another factor is my small diverse circle of close friends.  They provide emotional as well as instrumental support for me.  They help me in a variety of  ways such as reducing my stress level, pick me up when I’m feeling down, help me to realize that I do have a purpose for being here and basically just boosting my happiness.   One of the best ways to maintain positive mental health is having a strong social support system.   These are friends that I talk to on a daily basis and enjoy a night out with once a week.  They have been an inspirational part of my life for many years.

The challenge that I imagined myself having is giving one my friend’s one of my kidneys.  This would be one of the most amazing experiences of my life because I know that I would be saving one of my best friend’s life.  Within my close diverse circle of friends, believe it or not we all get along very well and we are all there for one another.  Like all friendships we have our little differences from time to time, but we always and I do mean always resolve it the same day.  I would need the support of my three sons and my close friends in order to make such an important decision such as this.   I know that my friends will be there to help me recuperate for as long as I needed them.  

Some of the potential benefits of these supports include better health, longer lives. These supports can also provide information, guidance, advice or even assistance with money for bills; they also help me feel more secure during times of uncertainty.  I would be very hard for me to function without support systems.  I say this because life is difficult, and you will need someone there to help you through these difficult times.  I would not be happy because I would have no one to talk to in times of need, sorrow, disappointments, failures, or accomplishments.  If I had no support systems, it would have a devastating impact on my life, my health and my well- being.   I thank God every day for the support systems that I have been blessed with.