A few words from Carl Jung
I was reading a bit on Carl Jung’s work earlier this morning, probably because I’ve been reading more on personalities and how they shape our lives. Plus, my undergrad degree in is psychology, so I find him very interesting.
Some of his more notable quotes caught my eye..
“If there is anything we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.”
Carl Gustav Jung
- “An understanding heart is everything in a teacher, and cannot be esteemed highly enough. One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feeling. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.”
- Carl Gustav Jung
- “The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.”
- Carl Jung
- ***This is why individualized education works and anything other than individual-based education struggles.
- “Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent.”
- Carl Jung
2 kids are easy
Hubby and I played tag team today. I assume most families are like ours in which your weekends aren’t really weekends anymore. They’re just a continuation of the weekly circus.
Today looked like this:
-wake-up 8ish for both Hubby and me, he’d had a few hours of sleep
-Hubby leaves with second son, picks up soccer team member for older son’s team to take him to another soccer team member’s house, then drives 45 mins to soccer game for second son, breakfast in route
-I get other 3 ready to leave, dressed and fed
-sitter picks up daughter and drives her to ballet
-I drive oldest son to an audition with third son
-Hubby and second son pick up daughter at ballet
-My 2 and I meet hubby and the other 2 at Boy Scouts Banquet
-Hubby and oldest 2 sons leave for 2-day soccer tournament that he is coaching one hour away opposite direction from previous soccer game
-I leave with bottom 2 to drive to watch gymnastics tournament 45 mins. away
-Bottom 2 and I swing by toy store:)
-Bottom 2 and I meet my girlfriend for dinner, Chinese food
-Day ends around 9:00 back home
Nutty, I know, and it’s all self-induced. Why do we do this to ourselves? Because we want to provide maximum opportunities and exposures at a young age in hopes that something might strongly trigger their interest. These activities also teach discipline and committment, all good characteristics to have in the job world. I was laughing with my mother, telling her how enjoyable it was to just have the 2 kids to corral. Not that I don’t love to have the 4 kids. Of course, I do, but logistically, it was much easier getting around in the city with just the 2:)
And to top the day off, I discovered a giant pimple on my chin. Really?!! As if dealing with saggy skin and wrinkles wasn’t enough in middle age.
Well, back to the reality of academics tomorrow..
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