My
Support
The factors within my daily environment that are
supportive to me are my faith, my sister, my car, and my bank account. My faith is how I begin my day reading God’s
word helps me to put things into perspective; encouraging me strengthening me
and giving the balance I need to get through the day. My sister and I are daily support for each
other praying and coming into agreement for a good day and asking for whatever
we need to take place; we usually call to check on each other at least one time
during our work day. My car supports me
in transportation to and from work without it, it would be difficult to
navigate around the city because where I live public transportation is not
available. Finally, my bank account
supports my need for food, shelter, clothing and payment of utilities used to
maintain a residence.
The benefit of my supports is to get through each
day. I have noticed when I do not begin
my day with listening to or reading the bible it seems like the day is chaotic
and just a little off to me. When this
occurs I must withdraw myself and get some reading in for about fifteen
minutes. When my sister and I are apart
it is stressful for both of us; a few months ago we traveled together to
another city a few hours away from where we live for conferences for community college
educators (work related for my sister) the catch was we were at different
hotels. My sister’s work paid for her
stay at one hotel and she booked me at another one ten minutes away. The hotel
she stayed at was the host hotel for those attending the conference only. We
did not see each other until the conference ended we missed each other a lot
because we do everything together; face time, phone calls and texting kept us
in touch. My car is a major benefit to
me each day; recently I had some repairs on car which required them to keep it
for several days. It was agony without
my car; I had to borrow my mother’s car which inconveniences her because she is
left at home with no way to get around.
I chose my bank account as a benefit but, as I pondered the thought it should
be my job that is the benefit because without the job I would not need the bank
account. My job supports me to live
independently to support myself and not need assistance from any other monetary
resource such as unemployment of state support.
If I did not have the supports in my life in my life
I would have some challenging days without reading or listening to my bible I
would function but without words that I recite to uplift and encourage me it would
be difficult at best chaotic and
strange. I do not want to know what it
would be like not to have my sister around me; it makes me emotional just
having the thought. Life without my car
I know would change a lot; we would have to move because there is no public transportation
available; we live in a rural area. I
have had a car since I was twenty and even the times when I get my car serviced
is challenging being dependent on someone else’s things. Living unemployed and
with no bank account would leave any person dependent on others for the basic
necessities in life. I was raised to be
independent of others; however I was without a job fresh out of high school
which was okay at the time but now I have to many things going on now that
depend on me being employed and having a bank account. Finally, I realize there are people who live day to
day without any form of support and they survive and cope. This makes things clear for me that I have
come to rely on things and people.
The challenge I have chosen to imagine is accepting
a job offer in a college in California.
The supports I could need emotionally would be deciding whether to
accept the position, practically I would have to consider moving; where would I
live; packing to move if I accept the job and physically finding a company that
will pack and move me across the country.
I must have my family to help me decide the pros and cons of the move; I
would also want to know if my mother and sister are willing to move with me. This thought adds another emotional factor;
how would my brother feel about the move and distance we would be away from
each other. I believe if they know this
is a career move that I want for myself they would support my decision. Practically moving would give a chance to
purge getting rid of things I no longer need this could be a benefit to
me. Physically, I would want a company
who are willing to help pack; I would research and call some businesses in the
area to find out fees and what would the job entail. I feel the benefit of these supports would
help me make the soundest decisions that best fit me. My emotional support is uncompromised I
definitely would have problems if they did not exist to keep me grounded. Most
people have some form of supports that allow us to be who we are and function
each day yet we never consider the repercussions of if they did not exist. I
also realize there are individuals who function with minimal amounts of support
but they still set out to accomplish challenges.
