Amy Stoehr sends out a motivational e-mail occasionally and I really enjoyed her words today and I can't wait for you to reflect on this later. You'll maybe understand better why I push you at times to do things on your own, to get back up, to not quit... I don't want to enable you. I want to empower you. Here's what she wrote...
"I read a blog today about teaching your kids resilience. Essentially, the message was, don't prevent your kids from falling down. Instead, teach them how to get back up and continue on.
Two memories came to mind - the first, a time six years ago when I was out on roller skates (that's right, skates, not blades) and I completely "yard saled" in front of my house. I got up, came in the house, picked as much asphalt as I could out of my knee, and... here's the awareness: never roller skated again. In fact, I sold the skates at a garage sale.
The second time was two years ago when I slipped on ice at a retreat and suffered a spiral break of my distal fibula. My first bone break, I thought it was just a sprained ankle. Long story short I spent eight weeks in a cast. Instead of giving up, though, I greeted the incident with optimism and continued on. I rented a "rollabout" because I had to be non-weight-bearing for four of those eight weeks.
When you fall down, in business and in life, how do you respond? Do you "sell the skates" and walk away? Or do you get back up, and find a new way of going?
Make it your best day yet!
Amy Stoehr"
I'm here to help you get back up, persevere, and go farther. I love you and will always support you, lift you, inspire you, motivate you... I'm here for you, not to do it for you, but to help you do what you do.
Blessings,
Max's Dad (Michael)
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