Relationship Reflection

 My Family

My father and my stepmother

I believe that we are social beings, and relationships, from the very beginning (infants and mothers), teach us how to interact, how to respond, support, empathize and understand others. These relationships develop into a network of systems, that are our support system,  as we learn to trust and  communicate our emotions.  Healthy relationships are related to health and wellbeing, whereas loneliness is linked to affliction.

There are several different levels of relationships, all of them are crucial to our social emotional welfare, development and growth.

I believe the more we relate and expand our network, the more we become skilled in nurturing and growing personal relationships. In order to have healthy relationships we should be able to compromise, and respect other’s people’s views. Relationships are similar to a garden, it should be nurtured and protected daily.

These personal relationships build our emotional foundations, and shapes us into what we are. It also echoes into our professional life. As teachers we should be able to empathize with parents and children in order to establish healthy, caring relationships.

My father is the foundation for everything in my life. He has done everything possible to give educational opportunities and has always been there for me. He has taught me my moral and ethical principals and is still my role model. He is very lucky because he found a person such as my stepmother, who takes good care of him. 

A família

My aunties and cousins helped to raise me. They took care of me, fed me, taught me to behave and talk properly, helped me doing my lessons, took me to the beach and fun places, when my parents couldn’t, because they were working.

My cats! Purrr.

My cuties are my everyday company, eating everything, destroying the furniture, making me laugh and always looking for some confort.

Best friends forever 

Everywhere...

Coworkers and parents: friends.