Chapter Seven: Post One

1). After reading Chapter 7 in its entirety, answer the following question:  Look at your work and school commitments.  How might you apply each of the "three solutions" to improve how you feel about your job and school?

I believe that I already try to apply the three solutions to different aspects of my daily life. However, I am choosing to focus only on one aspect of my life to answer this question as I feel that it incorporates all of these strategies.  On a day-to-day basis, I have no shortage of responsibilities and I really lose sight of doing things for myself. To apply the first solution, I sometimes go on walks with my daughter to the grocery store. I also watch televisions after she goes to sleep as it is one of the few ways that I can insight my brain 'shut off.' As far as the second solution goes, if you don't have a playful and lighthearted attitude when you have a three-year-old, you're going to have a really rough time. I've learned to find humor in things like "my child emptied the entire box of cheerios emptied onto the kitchen floor." I also try to make my responsibilities fun learning activities for my daughter by allowing her to help cook, clean, etc. I also can fully appreciate the idea that with the good, comes the bad. Raising children is the most difficult job, but it is also the most rewarding. There is no responsibility that is so great that it outweighs the benefits of being with your kids.