May 7, 2008...5:49 pm
Pointing the finger
One of my favorite expressions is when you point the finger you point two fingers back at yourself. What that means is; as you point the finger at someone about something you don’t care for then take a look at yourself and see if what you dislike resonates in yourself!
My son is struggling with one of the children in his class, he doesn’t care for that other child. So this morning I recommended that he look at himself and see if what he dislikes about this child isn’t something that is also within him! At first I could see that he wasn’t sure what I meant, so I fleshed it out a bit more and I could see him think. I think you can see where I’m going with this. I’ve given my child something to think about and will follow up to see if it is something about himself he doesn’t like.
I have another child and he doesn’t care for one of his brothers friends. The mother of that child and I both agree that both boys are very similar in how they view the world. When they both get past what it is they supposedly don’t care for in the other child they are actually a great team. They bounce off each others ideas after all they both see the world in black and white and both kids don’t tolerate grey.
My point to you is; if you start pointing the finger at someone take a moment to look at yourself and see whether that complaint also lies within you. See if it is something that deserves your attention about you.
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