According to resources, support has various meanings such as to uphold in aiding, helping, or serve as a foundation for. In my personal opinion, I believe support is merely the ability to endure or conquer without a situation or circumstance overcoming, exhausting, or changing your character, but more importantly to sustain.
As I reflect on my lifestyle, I honestly don’t realize the many sources of support that sustain my life and keep me balanced. My parents and sisters are a major emotional support factor in my life. You know the saying “When the chips are down”, well my family circle is extremely close and we diligently maintain efforts to support one another in all possible factors. Running daily errands, and in my case as the youngest daughter of three, my parents continually give reference to practicality in my life. Due to the constant changes in the economy, I have found myself being a source of support for my parents; my father lost his job and for the past six months I have been a source of monetary support for my family and really have been humbled through this entire process. Having the resources as a teacher and relocating closer to home has made overcoming and sustaining their lifestyle a learning experience. Physical support comes within; I have always challenged myself to be the best I can be and even so be more that what I am. I’ve always challenged myself to physically be fit and observing MY vision in others helps motivate me.
Imagining myself with challenges that I currently do not live with frightens me. I currently do not have any children nor am married. I have three nieces (Madison, Macy and Malia) and a nephew (Aiden). I believe I’ve received the WORLD’S BEST AUNT AWARD!! Visualizing a challenge that I do not currently live with would have to be having a child out of wedlock and caring for another life on my own. My hat goes off to mothers that care for a second life while maintaining their previous lifestyle. Managing time, efforts in organization, feeding for another, and simply caring for another life poses a challenge.
I am thankful for the support factors in my life and am very humbled with each component that makes my life complete.
