Have you ever thought why the air hostess tells you to put the oxygen mask on yourself first before helping an infant?
Well lets turn the situation around, you’re in a plane, oxygen goes out of the cabin and the masks drop down. With the thought of saving your child you try and put the child’s on first and, while you are struggling to do this, you pass out. You may have been successful in getting the child’s mask on, however, if you weren’t now you’re both dead … not a good idea, eh?
When Daniel was born my wife and I didn’t know what he was able to do, or for that matter, what he wasn’t able to do (see the blog post – I Love You Dad
). At that time we could only see a future of pain and anguish for ourselves.
This blog should serve as a reminder to us all that the future is not written and it is up to you, the individual,to make the most out of life.
What do you mean, Perception is Reality
? The explanation is quite simple. You and I might see exactly the same thing; however, we both interpret the situation differently. How often have you and a friend watched the same movie only to find that you each thought the movie was about something completely different? You have your individual perceptions on the same topic and yet they are both different.
That is, your perception – it is neither right nor wrong (of course to you it is right, but to someone else it can be wrong), therefore, your perception is your reality.
Brothers and sisters of children with a disability have it tough.
As they grow up, not only do they have to learn about their world, they have to come to terms with why their sibling is getting most of the attention from mum and dad.
Have you ever thought of the logic they are using to understand what is going on?
Rodney Clarke Welcome to the Hey Dad blog … my name is Rodney Clarke and I suppose I qualify for the Hey Dad blog page for one major reason … I'm a dad! More about me…
