SO HE GIVES ME FLOWERS

Once in bloom they all open and show their inner glory…
So he skips up to me beaming with pride and smiling so brightly and says I picked this one just for you! I turn to face him and return his eager anticipation startled by his arrival, and reply just for me, are you sure? He responds poking his chest further out and says yep… just for you!

Someday everything will all make sense or maybe it won’t, however the more we live the more we learn. In our daily hustle and bustle, we forget to laugh in the midst of confusion, smile while tears are flowing, and remind ourselves of the simplicity and ease that life can bring.

At one point in time we have all heard, that everything happens for a reason. Each moment, each day, each random act of kindness over looked can be a missed blessing in disguise. Often time’s things go so wrong we miss the moments that go right. So today as I worked in my front yard, when the 5 year old from three doors down ran my way and says I picked this one just for you…because I want to see you smile!

I cease the moment, sit back and gladly return my smile…

THIS WOMANS WORK

Often times we are told that we should value the friends we have in this lifetime because they are rare, well I have few friends but the woman’s opinion that I value the most is my mother. Who wouldn’t rely on the first voice you ever heard, or depend on the person who’s had your back since day one? I often speak to my mother several times a day to many times a week, I know most view it as excessive my sisters have been telling me for years “that I am such a momma’s baby and “girl you tell momma entirely too much!” Well I must admit she gives the best advice around… harsh words at times, but often so true!

Recently, I found myself repeating a G-dub-ism(the coined phrase I often use when quoting my mother) at work, “As long as you can read black writing on white paper you are going to be alright!”, if I’ve heard that once I’ve heard it a thousand times from my mother. As I stated this to my co-worker last week they gave me the most beguiled look; and left me highly disgruntled as I struggle to comprehend why adults don’t understand this concept in the work place?

According to www.hr.com More than 20% of adults can’t read well enough to complete an application. Another 25 percent, while able to read at a somewhat higher level, still lack the ability to function successfully on the job and in society. That’s almost half of the population. (Workplace literacy: Are Your Employees Making the Grade? August, 07)
Seriously… It was something in the unspoken look of confusion that made me wonder, Am I surrounded by the functionally illiterate or are we that stubborn that we refuse to comply with simple expectations and directives, that fall within the boundaries of our contractual obligatory duties in the work place?
Many educators have a saying that reading and comprehending are two different things. Well it’s time for many of us to take my momma’s advice and get on board with reading the writing that’s on the wall. We are at our highest rate of unemployment in our nation’s history! Stop taking our limited positions of employment (better yet the blessing of having a job when so many are looking for granted).Get on board folk’s momma didn’t raise no fool!