“Human relationships, and the effects of relationships on relationships, are the building blocks of healthy development” (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000, p. 4).
As I think about this quote and positive relationships that I have, I can't help but to think about the impact that have had on my life.
The relationship I have with my husband, Duwayne has has helped to develop many strong characteristics within me. He is my motivator and coach. He is very analytical and offers practical and realistic advice to many of the challenges that I face.
My best friend from college, Anjalon, is another person that I have a postive relationship with. We share many of the same experiences. We are both educators so we understand the obstacles that we both face with our jobs. We just click and when we talk we talk for hours. We understand that our lives are busy so we don't talk everyday but we know that our friendship will always be there.
Tawana is my best friend from elementary. We inspire each other. I admire her because of her strength as a single parent and her drive to take care of her children by putting them first and making them her priority. She ofter tells me how I have inspired her by my life story and how it continues to give her hope to endure.
The last person I have a positive relationship with is my first cousin, Hursel. She is my free counselor. She has so much insight and knowledge about many things. I ofter go to her when need a listening ear or a problem solved. She offers advice from children to work.
The relationships I have with all of the people listed above have helped to develop me. The good and bad parts of the relationships have developed me into who I am and I am ever grateful for these special people.
Hi! I liked how you used a quote from one of our readings to your post. I totally agree with you, our we grow up in the contexts of relationships and we are who we are today because of those relationships. I am so happy to know that you have a lot of special positive relationships to support you.
ReplyDeleteMeanigful relationships, where can we truly find them. Some we find in our husbands, our families, our school friends, and the poeple that we work with. I have found that in order to make it through life there is need of a few positive, close relationships. In Sunday School this morning one of the topics that we were taught on was re-examining the relationships that we have. There is a song that we sing at church and it says "searched all over couldn't find nobody, I looked high and low still couldn't find nobody, nobody greater, nobody greater, nobody greater than you". I live by that because the most important relationship that I have is my relationship with God.
ReplyDeleteI really like your post. I can understand the relationship you have with your friend because I am the same way with my best friend. It is so funny to me how we always seem to go through things at the same time even though we are now in different states. Friends and family are what defined who we are and what we are about.
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