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Comments (49) Jan 22 2009

WE’VE GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN OUR HANDS

Happy 2009 –This is a new beginning in the time of our world.  If we are each committed to making ONE CHANGE  in our lives, we can be like the butterly whose fluttering of wings affects the entire world. 

IT IS TIME and we get to BE the actual change.  Many of us have been forced kicking and hollering into changing our lives.  Someone once asked me how I had made progress with a particular obstacle in my life and my reply was “pain-when it hurt bad enough I knew I had to do something different.”   The Course in Miracles tells us that we will go through changes and challenges - do we want to do so effortlessly or in pain.   One of my dear friends gets up every morning and her daily mantra is “I accept whatever this day brings.”   She is an amazing woman who lives peace that is felt by all who know her.  Thank you to Margo for sharing her “tao” with so many people.  

The theme for this year at Be the Change World is YES, WE CAN!  Regardless of your political affiliation, those words spoken by our new President have given hope, insight and a great responsibility to us.  We are the ones who will make the difference in the world-through living and being “Yes, We Can”.   Our invitation to you is to take stock of your life–what areas can you be a “Yes, We Can” person?   One friend has committed to not buying any new clothes for a year.  Another to donating her time through Hands on Phoenix a volunteer organization.  My personal “Yes, We Can” is to start Reading Pen Pals for children of any income level who do not like to read by providing them with a pen pal who will send them a book a month along with a ittle letter the child can respond to if they wish.   So….YES, WE CAN!–Turn around our lives, live in more integrity, create the simple life and be happier every day.   Blessings to you and WE really do hold the whole world in our hands.    

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Comments (135) Dec 27 2008

Children are our greatest teachers. Why? Because kids see, hear and feel things that adults don’t. If you want to know what’s going on in a room, watch the children and their reflection of the behavior patterns that occur around them. Remember that because children have not developed the verbal skills to describe these experiences is very frustrating to both the child and the adult that is valiantly trying to understand. That leaves but one option. If they can’t tell you what’s going on, they will most assuredly show you.

Daily more children, teens and young adults are being placed on psychotropic drugs to control these behaviors. It is said these young people are unable to focus, concentrate or complete tasks given to them. Is this true or are they just reflecting back the same quality of attention given to them?

What does it mean to be present with a child - or with anyone for that matter? Do you give your full focus and attention to the important people in your life? Do you give your full focus and attention to your children when they speak? Being able to listen, focus and give respect to a child requires a level of awareness that is only available when the mind is not engaged in other thoughts. Do you have the potential within you to be the kind of teacher these children need or is it their potential that will hold this world together and lead it into the next millennium?

First ask yourself - what is potential? How do you measure it? How do you recognize it? How do you encourage its development? Do you know the answers to these questions? If not, ask a young person. They may not be able to tell you in fancy language but they will tell you from their heart. A group of teenagers, many of which have been on or are currently taking behavioral modification drugs, were recently interviewed. Their responses to these questions included: potential is the gift inside you that makes you special. It is your promise, your hidden treasure. It is the tools brought with you to accomplish your mission. It is what makes you different than everyone else. You can’t measure it because it has no limits. Watch, listen and learn. If you pay attention, you can’t miss it. And then the answers really began to change. How do you encourage someone to develop their potential? Listen, pay attention, spend time with them, meet their friends, find out what movies they are watching, what classes do they like in school, what classes do they hate and why? The one thing these teens did agree on was their need to be respected. More than one voiced their unhappiness that adults expected kids to show respect and yet they did not give respect in return. One teen said, “We know what we need. We need you to listen to us. We are a lot smarter than most people give us credit for, even if we aren’t doing very well in school.” Another teen said, “Just because I don’t get what they’re teaching in some of my classes, the way they are teaching it, doesn’t mean that I need Special Ed. I need my teacher to explain things the way I can understand them.”

When a life long educator was asked the same questions, she said she believed that all children held an inner treasure, hidden from view. Sometimes it’s like finding a buried treasure. You have to provide them with various opportunities and then pay very close attention to their reactions and accomplishments. Keep your eyes open for changes in their appearance, demeanor, interest or lack of, expressions - especially the light in their eyes. Sometimes the changes are very subtle, but when that change is nurtured it becomes a positive force in the child’s life. Teaching is like cooking. Sometimes you have to tweak the recipe to suit your tastes. The same applies to required learning. Sometimes you have to modify the way you teach subjects to fit your students learning styles. Honor the differences in the way your children and students learn instead of trying to make them all do everything the same way.

An old Chinese proverb says: Tell me - I forget; Show me - I remember; Involve me - I understand. Involve your children and students in the learning process. Unlock their hidden potential and allow that light to shine for the entire world to see.

About the author: Mary M. Ernsberger is a Holistic Healthcare Practitioner dedicated to providing holistic options to children and families. She is a Mind-Body Therapist, Certified Herbalist, Master Hypnotherapist and Children & Family Life Coach. Mary provides specialty services to children and families, especially those diagnosed with ADD/ADHD and other emotional or behavioral disorders. She can be reached by phone (928) 266-9981, e-mail - hypno4kids@yahoo.com.

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Comments (121) Dec 01 2008

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Comments (107) Nov 27 2008