"My Support"

The factors within my daily environment that are supportive to me are my grandchildren, they come to me everyday to be taken to school. That is when my day gets started. They wake me up quietly and we talk about what is going on in school and what are my plans for today. Children keep you going and energized so; I believe without this rush from them in my life everyday; it would probably become mundane.

My everyday factors that are important in my life are my friends and family. My major transition that changed my definition of support was in 2007. One day after a class my legs stop moving. I could not walk without the help of a walker. It happened so suddenly; for awhile the doctors had no idea what was wrong with me. My health became worse and that was when I learned about what support means to me. My family and my friends surrounded me with nothing but support. Without these individuals in my life who gave me love unconditionally, I never believed I would have made it through. They never let a day go by without building me up when I was always down.

I have always believed support is about caring and encouraging each other and that is exactly what I received. They understood my physical and emotional pain that I was dealing with.  Everyone of them did not think twice about being there for me. Even after I had surgery in the area of my spine and learned how to walk all over again, I have never stopped thanking God for what he gave me back and having these incredible people in my life. I have made it a habit of saying I love you to someone on a daily basis with friends and family. Everyone should have someone in their life to share, feelings, hopes and fears with. I hope the blog this week will give us all some kind of support to build relationships with others, because when you give it; you definitely will get it back!

My Connections to Play

"We don’t stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing."

George Bernard Shaw

"You can't stop the future
You can't rewind the past
The only way to learn the secret
...is to press play.” Jay Asher,

Essentials for Play

Play was supported in my family, because we did not have money for a lot of toys so; we were encouraged to go out and play.  During that time it was something you looked forward to doing and you hated the days when it was raining and you could not go outside, because there was not very much to do inside of the house. As long as you were in before it got dark, you could play all day long..



Today I think children don’t really know how to actually play. Television started children to get slower when it came to playing. I also believe that parents wanted to protect their children and became afraid for them to go outside. Video and electrical games sealed the deal for children. In some homes these types of electrical things such as television become babysitters for parents.

The role of play was important to me in my life because it gave me structure. Play taught me to be able to get along with my peers. That carried on into my adult life and made me stronger in communicating with colleagues.It made me be able to make good friends that I still have into my adulthood. Play teaches you how to share with others. In my neighborhood no one had a lot so we all managed to contribute to playing together. Despite the exercising and imagination that play provides, it also teaches you to be creative and make different types of play fun. Learning to play with my friends helped me to communicate, and learn social skills because; I was very quiet as a child. Growing up in my environment was fun and in my adulthood, I still like to have fun, I think it makes you a happier person in your life.

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