Comments on: What Blood Diamond can teach us about rediscovering our humanity http://www.samradford.com/2009/07/07/what-blood-diamond-can-teach-us-about-rediscovering-our-humanity/ Non-conventional wisdom for work, life, and play Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:48:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sam Radford http://www.samradford.com/2009/07/07/what-blood-diamond-can-teach-us-about-rediscovering-our-humanity/comment-page-1/#comment-547 Sam Radford Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:22:08 +0000 http://www.samradford.com/?p=737#comment-547 So true! Thanks for sharing, Deana. So true! Thanks for sharing, Deana.

]]> By: Deana http://www.samradford.com/2009/07/07/what-blood-diamond-can-teach-us-about-rediscovering-our-humanity/comment-page-1/#comment-544 Deana Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:50:39 +0000 http://www.samradford.com/?p=737#comment-544 do you know the most difficult person I've found to stop saying "just" in front of is myself. Even yesterday, I was introducing myself to another parent asking me questions about their special needs child. I felt the need to put a disclaimer in front of the email that I was "just a parent" and that I was no expert. But, as I was re-reading it, I thought, yes I am just a parent...but I am Max's parent, and I am an expert on him. I re-worded it to not put myself down, but still cover myself to not have anything come back if she took my advice. So, I would submit that before we can see others for the good they have, for the unique person they are, we need to do the same with ourselves. do you know the most difficult person I’ve found to stop saying “just” in front of is myself. Even yesterday, I was introducing myself to another parent asking me questions about their special needs child. I felt the need to put a disclaimer in front of the email that I was “just a parent” and that I was no expert. But, as I was re-reading it, I thought, yes I am just a parent…but I am Max’s parent, and I am an expert on him. I re-worded it to not put myself down, but still cover myself to not have anything come back if she took my advice.

So, I would submit that before we can see others for the good they have, for the unique person they are, we need to do the same with ourselves.

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