Scribbles by ME

Taking Things Personally

I always take things personally.  It is not a healthy thing to do because we who do this worry about stuff---I love being able to use that word---that sometimes has little to do with us.  I believe the reason we do this is because we truly want to help someone solve their problem and because we become angry when we feel like people are mad at us about something we might be able to control.

Anyway, at a teacher conference at the beginning of this school year, a speaker had a great idea.  He said, "Quit Taking It Personally."  Not very prophetic words, right?  Well, it is because the acronym for for this is Q-TIP. 

Therefore, I have a single Q-tip taped to my computer monitor at school.  Every time I look at it I remember to Q-TIP......Quit taking anything personally.  I believe this has helped me to chill out and look at things from different perspectives which is always good for folks.  I much more likely to really help students through their problems by asking "smart" questions to lead them through to their own answers.

Now, I pass this on to you.  Please let me know if it helps.