"Support"
"Boy, on most days I need all the help I can get."
Support means counting on someone or something for help or comfort.
My daily supports are numerous, but appreciated. I am very blessed and thankful for the supports in my life.
Charles M. Shultz writer of The Peanuts comic strips is one of my favorite people and I must say there are days when I can relate.
"My Supports"
1) Comics are one of my daily supports what's life without a little laughter. I keep a book at my desk called Back to School with The Peanuts. I do recommend it to teachers. It helps me understand some of my days with students and why I do what I do when the day is just like any other classroom day. 2) A Monthly Calendar assists me with what is happening, when to do something, and what to plan for. I use it everyday sometimes just to see what day it is or the date.
3) A Lesson Plan - it allows be to stay on track and keep my children on track. It helps me to plan with my curriculum to meet the needs of my students, to include holidays, projects, developmental activities, and center ideas.
4) My Teaching Assistant - Lord I could not make it without her & if she could be cloned that would be ok too. If I forget it she remembers it, if I miss place it she finds it, if I want to scream she screams with me (silently of course), if I need four hands she loans me hers, if I need a break she steps in and I do the same for her.
5) My students, the reason I get up and go to work everyday. There my support to keep doing what I love and to love what I'm doing. That is making a difference in the life of someone else. Providing someone with an education. They also provide my laugh with joy, laughter, and sometimes sorrow.
6) My Husband - Someone to cry with laugh with, live with, and love. He loves me no matter what and is always here for me. A shoulder to cry on, someone to hug, someone to be my strength when I don't have any or just not enough. He also helps provide me with shelter, food, and life's simple pleasures. . . shopping, watching movies, going to dinner, etc.
7) My Alarm clock because without it I would not make it to work. As much as I love my job I love my sleep too.
8) Money - well, it does help! It helps keep my lights, gas, and water turned on, keeps me feed, clothed, and entertained. It also helps me to be able to help others.
9) My contacts and glasses - without those the world would be a much blurrier place. Without them I can not see my hand in front of my face. They allow me to enjoy colors and sights all around. They allow me to read.
10) My Cell Phone - I use to call everyone I know. I know very few numbers by heart anymore, they are all in my phone. It provides me with the numbers I need to contact family, friends, and others.
11) Computer- I use it for daily attendance at work, writing lesson plans, and e-mail for daily communication with co-workers and administrators. During this time of my life I'm using it to complete my online Master's degree.
12) Pets- There are there for me to to love and cuddle. Sometimes to talk to when there isn't anyone else.
13) Friends & Family - People to talk to and share with when somethings upsetting or there's something exciting.
I can't imagine not having these supports in my life. All of them help to complete my day and help me to maintain my sanity and keep my composer. It would be difficult to exist without many of these supports in my life. Without laughter the world would not be nearly as exciting as it is today. From "Yes , Virginia" -there is a Santa Clause which, I've heard most of my life. It would be like a world without Virginia's completely ... boring. As a Virginia I must admit there is rarely a dull moment. Without my husband, friends, family, and dogs there would be no one to cuddle with, to share my joys and sorrows, or life's "soap opera" moments. Without the computers there would be much more paper wasted, yet without computers and cell phones we may all know each other a little better than we do or a little less. Life could exist without those, but it would be very different. Without computers I would be sitting in a class on a college campus rather than studying on-line. I would also be writing papers instead of typing them and I would not be updating this blog. Without planning for a lesson my students would not be getting the education they deserve. Without an alarm clock I would be late for work probably -- everyday. Without a calendar I would be lost as to the date and day. I would also have no idea when things were happening. As for my students without them I would not have a job or at least not one that I love. Without my teacher assistant well, lets face it my classroom would be a very crazy place. With out money I would be without a home, and many other things. Some things I could live without but others I could not. Without glasses life would be quite difficult. If all my supports were gone life would not be nearly as enjoyable as it is now. It would be harder to be happy and harder to be satisfied. My entire life would be different. I would be lonely possibly depressed, unable to work, unable to see, and never on time.
A challenge I can think of is that of paralysis from the waste down. I would need people to help and assist me and would want those that are not close to me to help also. I would need my family, friends and probably a caregiver at all times. I would also need my dogs for support and love. These people would be supportive in helping me to dress, clean up, and move around. I would need support in public places to maneuver around and open doors. I would still need a calendar to schedule appointments and various other events. I would also need transportation that is conducive to my condition. I would be not only difficult but mostly impossible to exist in this condition without these supports. If these supports were not in my life I would have to try and find a way to live, possibly without anyone close to me. It would be extremely difficult and very lonely.
I can't imagine not having these supports in my life. All of them help to complete my day and help me to maintain my sanity and keep my composer. It would be difficult to exist without many of these supports in my life. Without laughter the world would not be nearly as exciting as it is today. From "Yes , Virginia" -there is a Santa Clause which, I've heard most of my life. It would be like a world without Virginia's completely ... boring. As a Virginia I must admit there is rarely a dull moment. Without my husband, friends, family, and dogs there would be no one to cuddle with, to share my joys and sorrows, or life's "soap opera" moments. Without the computers there would be much more paper wasted, yet without computers and cell phones we may all know each other a little better than we do or a little less. Life could exist without those, but it would be very different. Without computers I would be sitting in a class on a college campus rather than studying on-line. I would also be writing papers instead of typing them and I would not be updating this blog. Without planning for a lesson my students would not be getting the education they deserve. Without an alarm clock I would be late for work probably -- everyday. Without a calendar I would be lost as to the date and day. I would also have no idea when things were happening. As for my students without them I would not have a job or at least not one that I love. Without my teacher assistant well, lets face it my classroom would be a very crazy place. With out money I would be without a home, and many other things. Some things I could live without but others I could not. Without glasses life would be quite difficult. If all my supports were gone life would not be nearly as enjoyable as it is now. It would be harder to be happy and harder to be satisfied. My entire life would be different. I would be lonely possibly depressed, unable to work, unable to see, and never on time.
A challenge I can think of is that of paralysis from the waste down. I would need people to help and assist me and would want those that are not close to me to help also. I would need my family, friends and probably a caregiver at all times. I would also need my dogs for support and love. These people would be supportive in helping me to dress, clean up, and move around. I would need support in public places to maneuver around and open doors. I would still need a calendar to schedule appointments and various other events. I would also need transportation that is conducive to my condition. I would be not only difficult but mostly impossible to exist in this condition without these supports. If these supports were not in my life I would have to try and find a way to live, possibly without anyone close to me. It would be extremely difficult and very lonely.
Much of this blog has made me think of the Christmas Movie "It's a Wonderful Life", with a twist.
