I’m not nice, I’m self-actualized
Filed in Miscellaneous, September 22, 2008, 9:39 am by ValerieThere was a class discussion a few weeks ago in one of my grad classes. The topic was Maslow’s characteristics of self-actualized people. Another student in class commented that self-actualized people are often viewed as distant, cold even. Reason? Self-actualized people do not need the approval of others in order to be ok. Watching my [...]
What’s so great about six?
Filed in Blessings,Elementary Children,Family, September 15, 2008, 7:09 am by ValerieSweet G-bug is turning six this week. Ah…..gotta love six. By the time they’re six, they’re in school, whether it be kindergarten or first grade. What do we love about six? She’s getting to be very responsible and self-sufficient. She can follow bedtime routine without reminders, most of the time. She’ll play by herself for [...]
My new friends
Filed in Behavior,Miscellaneous,Parenting, September 8, 2008, 6:15 am by ValerieI have met two women in my graduate classes who are international students. One is from Taiwan, the other is from India. On Saturday, we met up to study and go over material from our class. I volunteered to help our foreign students, knowing that some of the material is difficult because of a lack [...]
Reflections
Filed in Christianity,Family,Parenting, September 1, 2008, 2:07 pm by ValerieFor a school assignment this week, I had to write a paper on why I am entering the counseling profession. In my reflections, I noted that the reasons many people enter the “helping” professions are self-serving. Sure, many of us want to help people, but there are usually deeper reasons there too. I’d like to [...]
