When I think of my support system it lightens up my day. My defintion of support is some one or something that lifts you up when you think and don't think you need it. Support can come in many versions. It could be non verbal support or verbal. When you are facing adversaries in your life and no one does nothing for you is a form of support. This type of support does not make you feel good at the time but when you come through it and think things over you are happy it happened the way it did. My support system consist of my husband, family, bible, prayer, my pastor and my child care children.
My husband is my greatest support system. It does not feel like he is all of the time but I do know that he has me at heart. With the many health issues he has he alsways finds a way to be a support to me. He picks me up when I am struggling with things in life by encouraging me. My spouse cooks dinner for our family and my child care children everyday. Many times in other situation I feel there is no support but I have learned that he is trying to make me stronger and work it out myself. The second support system is my children. I get calls every day encouraging me. Two of my children are persuing their masters degree. Those two are the greatest support because they understand how it feels to juggle family, school, and work at the same time. My bible is my greatest non verbal support. There is instructions in there for every obstacle and snear you may face in your day to day journey. Prayer changes things. This is a self help type of support. My pastor is there to lend a listening ear to any situation in my life. She gives me feedback according to what the bible says. My child care children. They are a joy in my life. Most of the time they give me energy. They are part of the reason I returned back to school. If these support system were not in place many days I would waddle in self pity.
The challenge I choose to speak about is kidney disease. That is one of the challenges we face as a family everyday. My husband has kidney failure. He is on a dialysis machine three days out of the week. If it was not for him being as audacious as he is I probably would of crumbled a while ago. Facing what he feels everyday he is still supportive to me. He does give me a zeal to live. If it was not for my husband, my bible and prayer in my life every day I would truly be lost. My spouse and the other two systems help support me emotionally as well as spiritually. I am truly thankful for all of the support systems in my life and without them I probably would not be here typing this blog.
It is great to see that we feel support comes in all shapes and sizes. Spiritual, emotional, physical, financial, and educational support can come in the form of verbal, nonverbal, or literature foundations. There are times in our lives when we need support but want to be alone. When this happens for me my support is reading or interacting online with support groups. I love that we can acknowledge when we need someone and when we need to use other resources for support.
ReplyDeleteI like that you placed your faith in your support system. Many times this passes me by as an unknowing form of support. It sounds like you are very lucky to have the supports you do in your life.
ReplyDeleteYour comment about how sometimes you will be looking for someone's help but not receiving it can sometimes be the best form. As a younger adult, I was wild and I fell on some hard times. I turned to my parents looking for help but they were steady in saying that would not help me financially but they would be there for emotional support. I was angry at the time but I know now why they did this, it made me understand my actions and change my ways. I appreciate their decisions now and I turn to them for guidance still. Sometimes not receiving the help we want can be the best thing for us. Great Post!