Growing Up

I have a cat trying to crawl up under my housecoat... She's all about being close to me lately....

I'm getting it together.  Yesterday, the morning was spent being treated somewhat like cattle, efficiently processed through a systematic medical system to deal with an internal crisis.  The afternoon was spent trying to get the medications out of my system, alternating between chills and hot flashes and being pampered by zagatto.

A late night movie, a relatively restful sleep (considering the previous 2 weeks lack thereof), 2 scheduled sick days for recovery time to indulge in, and looking forward to a 10-day vacation away with my little family visiting friends and family throughout the US, means that ....

I'm feeling better.  I'm feeling like I'm getting it together and can start to function again, rather be trapped in the loop of paralysis that I've been trapped in the past 2 weeks....  It doesn't mean I won't slide, but for now, I'm looking out the window and seeing light at the end of the tunnel rather than an overwhelming sense of "NOW WHAT".
 
I'm giving myself permission to have bad days... but for now, the ducks are back in a row where they belong.  And that is a good thing.

I'm foggy.
I've booked tomorrow off to meet with some people and get some information on some stuff.

s'all folks.

Hrm.... so I'm in training this week.. I do like this trainer... Today we're working on "Ways to Increase Parental Effectivenesss....'

We spent some time talking about the ABC's of Discipline... (which really speaks to me when I look at in terms of that DAMN BOOK).
A - this is the antecedent... What are you thinking, feeling, what do you need, what is your intent
B - this is the behaviour .... which for me is actually action - could be making a phone call, making a statement, dusting the mantle
C- this is the consequence... this is what happens after you've taken the action....

Now here's the crux... C - or consequence, CREATES a new A... stay with me here... C - creates - or spawns a new thought, or feeling (a reaction to your action shall we say that creates the Antecedent for a new action)...

it's a cycle.  And only a good one, if we know what A is.  From a Child Welfare perspective, knowing this only helps if parents can recognize their own A's in order to manage their own behaviour... .And what happens in OUR world?  Well, we see lots of behaviour management... We address B, which affects C... Then B happens again, and address B, which affects C, Then B happens again and we address B, and ... do you get the picture? 
Without dealing with the A's there is no solution.  You need to KNOW, what you are feeling, thinking, what you need, and what is your intent.. Then be honest about it.  And there's the hard part... cause lots of times those A's are embedded with fears, vulnerabilities, loss, grief, shame, sadness, doubt, lack of self-worth,... and being honest about that stuff, well... It's hard.  Cause what happens if??

Here's a kick in the seat.... MY internal A's are not a cause of someone elses B's.  What that means to me?  Well, if I express an A of mine, it can not directly cause a B by someone else... The only thing that can cause their B is THEIR A.  Which may be a result of C from me, but it their own. coloured by their perceptions, baggage, lexicon, definitions, and experiences.  This is the hard part.  REGARDLESS of the C, I have to be honest and in touch with my A's....  gah...does any of this make sense?

Hrm... something tells me this isn't all about parenting anymore....

of what exactly?
( Talking it through )