We have been camping at Hatzic Lake taking part in a family camp with some of our relatives during our heatwave this last week of July . Every day this week its been at least 35. Even the lake does not really cool us down, but we’re surviving. One of the days our grandaughter Sarah came out to visit and stay overnight- She was having difficulty getting the tent trailer door open because you have to push the cicle part in and pull the lever part out at the same time. After a few attempts she gave up. I said please try again, i think you can do it- she tried again, still it did not work, I encouraged her some more and she finally got it. Then she came up with this profound question. “Grandpa, how did you know i could do it.” - What a good question. You see, i knew she could figure it out because her little cousin who is one and a half years younger had done it earlier in the day- so i knew she could, i had more information and also a little intuition.
How are we doing with our kids, our employees, or our spouses in the encouragement field- are we spurring them on or are we just stepping in and opening the door or doing the work ourselves and not giving them the chance to learn and be successful in a new area?
Glad to hear from you again, Lando. If it’s the heat that drives you to post, than burn on.
Good thought on allowing people to do things for themselves. Reminds me of the adage, “Give a man a fish and he eats well for a day, teach him to fish and he eats well for life.”
It’s often impatience that drives us to jump in an do it for them. Thanks for the reminder.
By: Jim Seybert on July 31, 2009
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