Behavior

Last year I ran a successful year-long program called Powered by Hope. The intent of the program is to help you follow your creative dreams by powering your spirit with hope! I am glad the program was so well received. This year, in addition to new posts, I will also be sharing a few of the best posts from the program. From now until the end of 2015, you will receive a minimum of two posts a month focused on hope. I hope you will enjoy them and that they will inspire you to follow your dreams!

BEHAVE

My young son, then four, was being very naughty. His books were strewn all over the floor, his crayons all over the counter, and he was whining about not having anything to do. I listened to him for a while and then in my sternest voice, I said to him, “You really need to behave.” He blinked his big eyes at me and then proceeded to whine some more about being bored and wanting to go out in the pouring rain. Again, I admonished him to “behave or you will be going into a big time out.”

This continued, on and off, for about three days. At my wits end, I resorted to the deepest threat I could think of: “You really have to behave or you will be in BIG trouble.” He looked at me with his innocent eyes and said, “But Mama, what does ‘behave’ mean?”

 

That little encounter has made me realize that people may not always understand what it is that I am asking or requesting of them. I have to be clear and explain what things mean. I can’t assume that “behave” means the same thing to you as it does to me. It doesn’t only apply to a little child. If someone is not responding in a desired way, perhaps they just do not understand what is expected of them.

 

Think about it.

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