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Building Foundation

Sometimes when I share about things at work with J, I get some very sound advice that forces me to reset my existing way of thinking about whatever my problem us. She has been in the workplace a total of one year now but it has been a very intense ride for her and the mental growth is has been astounding in the last few months - its like she crossed some major threshold of maturity. I often feel grateful for the wisdom I get from J and more than that the way she conveys her message - it is gentle and impactful. It makes me want to make lasting change. 

We want to believe that we raised our kids (hopefully well) and the fruit of our labor is manifested in how they turn out as adults. In my case, I simply did not have it in me to give J what she has at a very young age - a certain Zen about her, having wisdom well beyond her years and the manner of speech is not one I could have taught her either. I can get caustic, sarcastic and worse when stressed or angry. It's how I try to overcome and often make things worse. That is simply not who she is - it is not easy to provoke her and even if one succeeds her reaction is well different from mine. Looking at her as she is coming into her own as a young independent woman, I want to believe I gave her some useful foundations and what she has built with it is all her own. I love watching it all unfold like a story that you don't read to the end at once. 

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