The ways in which I am supported throughout my day starts with my Faith, my pastor, my family, friends and associates. Knowing that I others in my corner to back the decision make for my life, I even have their support when I make a bad choice. The support that I have in my life reassures who I am and what I mean to them, they also are a boost to the self esteem. Well I see that having these supports it allows me to know that I am not alone is this world and there are people that I can count on when I need them. I honestly believe that if I did not have the support team that I have, my life would be very hacked and a lot of bad choices that would have been made.
The challenge that I have imagine is not having the language to express myself to others. Than I would need Family and friends, and everybody that I may come in contact with. These support people that I would have will give me the language skills to express myself. The benefit is that I would repeat the words after them to gain words in my vocabulary to speak. If these support people were not around I would be very angry because know one would know what I wanted or how I felt about something.
Hello Tgarce, Like you I start my day with support from my faith. It is a constant battle but I find support in know the one thing I can control in my life is what I think about. Enjoyed reading your post...
ReplyDeleteNot only would I feel lonely but I would feel scared if I couldn't express myself because of a language barrier. I can't imagine how much courage it takes families to pack everything up and immigrate to a new country with a different language and culture.
ReplyDeleteLanguage is just one way that we communicate. According to Koneya & Barbour,( 1976) only 7% of any message is communicated through the words themselves. The rest is through vocal qualities (pitch, volume, rhythm) and an astounding 55% is through nonverbal cues such as body movements and facial expressions. I think this is why those that know us well (our supports) can see through our words when our words and actions do not match.
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Koneya, M., and Barbour, A. (1976). Louder than words ... : nonverbal communication. Columbus, OH: Merrill.
Being able to communicate through language is something I take for granite sometimes. I then walk into my classroom and see my students who struggle with speech or ELL students. I see the frustration and confusion that is on their face. Thank you for reminding me how important communication is.
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