Life is made up of many different experiences - some are joyous wonderful experiences while others are not so pleasant and may even leave us feeling a little worse for wear. From all experiences though comes the opportunity for growth; an opportunity to learn and to do things differently next time.
As I stated in a previous post, we had 15 students vying for 6 SCA officer positions, meaning that 9 of these candidates would not be fulfilling officer roles in the SCA next year. This was undoubtedly upsetting news for those 9 candidates when they first heard it, but what of the experience of putting together their campaign? We hope to help our students see that sometimes more can be learned and gained from the traveling then actually reaching the destination.
Dealing with setbacks is a fact of life and it is important that we help our students and children build up their resilience so they have the emotional intelligence to use these setbacks as experiences that make them stronger and wiser.
We all have a role to play in the ongoing improvement of our MS and we can all make a difference, as long as we use our emotional intelligence to assist our thoughts and help us to use experiences, both positive and negative, as opportunities for growth.
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