Ten Lessons from the HEN:
1.She first lays enough eggs before sitting on them: Good
planning
2.When she starts sitting on her eggs, she minimizes
movement: Discipline
3.She physically loses weight while sitting on her eggs due to decreased feeding: - Sacrifice & self denial
4.She can sit on eggs from another hen: Indiscriminate & generous.
5.She sits on her eggs for 21 days: Patience. Even when the eggs do not hatch, she will still lay eggs again: Faith, hope & encouragement
6.She detects un-fertilized eggs and rolls them out: Sensitive and discerning
7.She abandons the rotten eggs and starts caring
for the hatched chicks even if it is only one: Wise, conscious and realistic.
8.No one can touch her chick: Protective love.
9.She gathers all her chicks together: Unity of
purpose.
10.She can't abandon her chicks before they
mature: Mentorship
So, continue brooding on your dreams, for one day, they shall
hatch and you shall see them grow. Never give up; keep on trying.
Having the desire to help others is the calling that brings many into the “helping professions.” For others, it is the day to day service that we do for our families, children and others we work for/or/with. There is a fine line however when helping is not really helping, but rather a barrier that leads to stagnation or worse yet, fosters an unhealthy dependence. Indicators of when helping is NOT helping: 1. When the help we provide is not accepted by others The term I’ve used for years is when helping leads to “help rejecting complainers.” When our helping leads others to excuse themselves of embracing the help, then rejecting it, or avoiding it. This is not a judgment of our help or our intent, but of others’ readiness to change. They may simply not see the same way as you do. They may not value the same things. 2. When the help leads others to make the same poor decisions Any change effort has to be embraced as well as given. It is hard to un...
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