My Support - EDUC 6161

 

My Support

I like to believe that I am a fairly independent person. As an only child and a child of a single parent, I strived to do things on my own. I felt a since of pride by being able to accomplish things on my own. However, I am aware that I am only human and must rely on others and objects for support when I need it. In my daily environment there are factors that I find supportive. In my daily environment I have two people that are supportive to me and one object that I rely on to get through my work week.

My mother is main source of support. Daily I video chat with my mother. I currently live in Italy and she lives in Virginia. She provides me support by listening to me describe how things are going for me. She listens and provides advice to me on how to deal with complications that occur in my life. In addition, she makes me laugh and reminds that God has a plan for me. There are countless benefits to the relationship that I have with my mother. She is reliable, honest, and loving. Her love is unconditional, and I appreciate her about anyone else. Her support allows me to be productive and efficient with my life. The effort she makes to stay in communication with me while I am overseas provides me the support, I need to not be extremely homesick. Her support gets me through my day. The thought of not having my mother is the most terrifying thought. Not having my mother’s support in my life would be exceedingly difficult. However, I am aware that someday she will no longer be with me. Therefore, everyday I appreciate having her and I show that I love her.

My Regional Director is a source of support for me. He provides me the reassurance that I am doing well at my job, that I sometimes need to. I appreciate that he takes the time to provide me with feedback and educate me on the skills I need to be successful with my career. A benefit of having my Regional Director as my support is that I have him as a mentor. I know that he will assist me in any way he can to build my career. It would be difficult to exist at my job without his support. Nobody likes to work for someone that does not encourage and believe in them. I believe people like to feel supportive by their employer. If I did not have him in my life, I honestly believe my job would be more difficult. I would not have a solid resource to go to for advice. Instead of being able to ask one person for advice I would need to ask several people.

                                  

I rely on the calendar on my computer to support me everyday I am at work. I put everything that I must do into the calendar. I hate to imagine what would happen if the computer stopped operating or erased my calendar. My calendar supports me by reminding me what I need to do for the day. In addition, I have a journal that I always carry with me and write in. The journal coincides with the calendar. If I lost either, I would have a difficult day at work. If I did not keep a journal or place my appointment in my calendar, I would be lost at work. I would arrive every day at work searching through emails trying to remember what I needed to do for the day.

 

 

A challenge that I may need to face one day is getting old enough to retire. One day I do hope to retire from my current employer. However, I do not know what I will do after I retire. I think to myself will I volunteer somewhere or will I travel the world. I am not married, and I have no children. I wonder will I end up alone in a retirement home. As I get older, I wonder if I will need the support of nurses, doctors, family members, pills, medical equipment, or friends. As I get older, I want people in my life that are supportive and care about my existence. If I lived in a retirement community having someone to help me with daily chores could be supportive. As I get older, I might need someone to remind of the daily things I must do. However, by time I get older there might be a robot that can do it. I believe I will always need socialization as a form of support. Therefore, living in a retirement community would help me to be able to socialize with others my age. As most people, I do not want to die alone. Having the comfort of friends or a relationship with a significant other would allow me to have a more pleasurable life. Just as when I was a child, I needed the support of adults to have a pleasurable childhood, I will need people in my life to enjoy my later years of life.