Maturing
There is an old story about a mother who walks in on her six-year-old son and finds him sobbing.
"What's the matter?" she asks.
"I've just figured out how to tie my shoes."
"Well, honey, that's wonderful."
Being a wise mother, she recognizes his victory
in the Eriksonian struggle of autonomy versus doubt:
"You're growing up, but why are you crying?"
"Because," he says, "now I'll have to do it
every day for the rest of my life."
GOOD MORNING !
Just because I didn’t know what Erikson had written about I did a little search on http://en.wikipedia.org
Erik Erikson believed that every human being goes through a certain amount of stages to reach their full development. According to his theory, there are 8 stages, that a human being goes through from birth to death.
According to Erikson, the environment in which a child lived was crucial to providing growth, adjustment, a source of self awareness and identity.
The Erikson life-stage virtues, in the order of the stages in which they may be acquired, are:
hope- Basic Trust vs. Mistrust
will- Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
purpose- Initiative vs. Guilt
competence- Industry vs. Inferiority
fidelity- Identity vs. Role Confusion
love (in intimate relationships, work and family)- Intimacy vs. Isolation
caring- Generativity vs. Stagnation
wisdom- Integrity vs. Despair
So there we have it – a little education for you all this morning . Well I do know what that little boy was feeling as he cried. I could cry too about all the things that I’ve learned and have to do everyday the rest of my life.
But, thankfully there are many more things that I’ve learned that are causes for rejoicing and not crying. Things I do everyday of my life that I’m so glad I learned and that I love to do every day.
If we dwell on the problems we face, the problems will only grow and grow out of proportion. On the other hand if we can find the blessings of each day and dwell on them, our joy will outshine any darkness that may come our way.
I’m off to the birthday party and won’t be home til tomorrow sometime, so my morning entry will be a little later in the day—just in case you wonder what happened to me.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Plenty of people miss their share of happiness.
Not because they never found it,
but because they didn't stop to enjoy it.
William Feather
May your day be blessed with a few SMILES and lots of SUNSHINE to warm your heart !
MA
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10 comments:
thanks for sahring that bit of info
A very interesting post this morningI found.Yes I go along with all you have said too.I hope you have a wonderful time at the party You so desrve this break and a little company.Have a wonderful week/end.I will keep my eye out for your posting as my alerts are still not fully functional for some reason.I am trying to work out why now!! I hope you get lots of smiles and the weather is kind to you too.Take Care God Bless
Thanks for sharing this info...and how true it is...
Hope you had fun at the birthday ....hugs and love,
Joyce
We had to learn about Erikson's life stages theory in nursing school. It supposedly gave us an idea of what a person is dealing with as we care for them. Gives us insight to how they are thinking.
I hope you have a great day and have lots of pictures to share.
Pam
Thank You, as usual. My not so awake brain just can't absorbe just now.....I'm going to read this a little later when I'm fully awake......might take all day....It's one of those days when "alert" is not in my dictionary.
Have fun at the party, can't wait to see the pictures. Joni
enjoy your weekend and relax a little. Loved the story above. Hugs to you.
Hope the party was fun!
Lyn
Thanks for that info ,interesting ,have fun at the party ...love Jan xx
So cute about the little boy and his shoes. I would say he was pretty mature for his age. lol Have a great with with :-) 's Janie
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