It’s safe to say this is my favorite time of the year, even in the hard years. The reminder of hope, love, and new beginnings. At the time of publishing this post, it’s almost the end of 2023. But if you’re just now finding me, read on; this will be relevant any time of the year.
Moving on up to New Beginnings.
I’ll be honest with yall here, looking back over this year [2023]- it’s been tough, especially the last half. I know I’m not the only one out there who’s thinking back on this year with a really big sigh. Sometimes seasons in life are tough.
This time of year people talk all about their accomplishments for the year and goals for the upcoming year – and while I think that’s fantastic and celebrating a fantastic year and setting goals for yourself is incredible… I also know that a lot of people are struggling right now. I’m one of those people.
One of my favorite things about life is that we don’t get to go back. Even in the good moments. We are always moving forward. It’s something I adapted long ago when I found myself amid life feeling impossible. Something I could count on was the sun going down and coming back up the next morning.
Making the Shift
Here’s what I want you to do. If you’re having an especially difficult time this holiday season, I want you to bottle up that worry, sadness, and maybe even a little fear about the future and I want you to save it. Save this feeling. I’m not telling you to live in it, I just want to you put it to memory.
Why? The next time you meet a parent of a toddler who’s experiencing difficulties communicating and you see they are worried or afraid or placing the blame on themselves… take a second and remember what it felt like when you had that feeling about an event in your life.
Join me as we dive deeper into the [sometimes] intimidating but very important aspect of speech therapy for toddlers: encouraging parent involvement!
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