The chief daily support in my life
is my faith in God. I truly believe that if it wasn’t for his support,
protection and directions, I would not even exist. I depend on my faith in God daily. I choose to
pray daily. I choose to read the bible
daily. My faith in God encourages me, motivate and keep me focus. The second
most essential support that I have in my environment is my husband, who is also
my best friend. My husband’s extends his support to me in so many varied was
that included, but not limited to, fathering our son, working, understanding of my obligation as a student,
assist with my child care business, assist with household chores etc. It would extremely challenging to wear all the
hats that I wear, ( a wife, a mother, a business owner, an entrepreneur , an
active community member, a daughter and a sister) If it wasn’t for the support
of my husband. If I did not have the
support of my husband I most like wouldn’t have been able to return back to
school and/or start my family child care business. It is very evident what my
husband and I have both invested a lot into each other worlds. My mother’s
support ranks the highest with regards to the length of time her support has
carried me until adulthood. Presently, my mother is a tremendous support in her
role as a grandmother to my son, (her first and only grandchild thus far). She often watches him so I can do my studies
or take care of household chores, especially when my husband is absent. I again
wouldn’t most like be able to perform as efficiently as a student.
There are several items that
support me daily in my role as a business woman and as student, my cell phone
and my computer. Both my cell phone and computer allow me to stay connected
with the world, family members, friends, and my parents. The type of smart phone that I have allows to
me to read the bible electronically, create a grocery list, take pictures, keep
track of my calories and talk to my family and friend all at the same time. I
recently realized just how much I depend on my phone, when I had misplace it for
one day and I had the most difficult time trying to stay organized, and
determining new methods to maintain communication to the outside world. I am able to use both my computer and my cell
to update my website, Facebook page for my business, communicate with my extended
family and to complete my coursework assignments. It is evident that if I did
not receive the support from the individuals and items mentioned above I would
not be able to be as nearly as successful of an individual as I am at this
point in my life.
The challenge that I choose to imagine,
entail me having another child and my husband having to work the night shift.
Although this is not occurring now, it is possible that this scenario could in fact
occur. I would certainly need the continued support of my faith in God and I
would want the support of my mother when my husband was a work and needed rest
during the day. I would also need the support of my son in terms of being
willing to share mommy with another new member of the family (his sibling). I would want to have the assistance of my substitute
staff so I could continue to run my child care business without inconveniencing
my parents for more than 2 weeks. I would also like to have the support of my
school in order to ensure I can continue my studies after healing from giving birth.
I believe that having these support
would allow me maintain all of my responsibilities with few if any hiccups and/or
problems. It is evident that the supports
mentioned are very important to me and play a huge part in my individual success
and ability to flourish. In the event that I would not be able to have the
support I believe I need or want, I certainly foresee me being placed in more
stressful position and I believe that things would be less cohesive for me and
my family in general.
