It is amazing how everything seems to continue to speed up in life the older I get. A year used to seem like an eternity and now it seems to speed by. It's also amazing how unique we each are and how we see the world so differently. Of course, I don't always think it is as amazing when Pete disagrees with me . . . but I digress.
Having studied quite a bit about self and identity iny PhD program, I find myself thinking about how what I am doing contributes to Blake's understanding of the world and whether it is helping him to see his true self or to learn a distorted view of himself and how he relates to the world. Now, Pete would jump in here and say I worry too much, so let me clarify that I am not really worried about it, I just wonder. For example, if I jump up and help him every time he falls, what is he learning about the world around him? When he thinks he can walk on his own and lets go of my hands, am I encouraging him to be bold and fearless?
I know these traits take a lifetime to learn. I just hope that I can help Blake, myself and others I am around to see themselves truly and to understand what lies within.
For now, we'll settle for Blake discovering that he can pull himself up and laughing because he is so proud of himself, or rubbing his tongue over his new tooth and wondering what that is.
It will all happen fast enough . . .
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