My good friend recently had her old windows replaced. It was going to be a big job for the crew coming in to do the job. She was a bit worried about how it all would go.
At one point, she came into her kitchen to find one of the workers half inside and half outside the large window over her sink. The casement was entirely removed and there were shavings strewn about. The new window was set aside.
"Oh, you've got a problem," she said to him.
His response was direct and strong, "I don't see problems; I see solutions."
I love that response. I wonder what it would take for more of us to reframe our thinking .... to be solution focused? Aren't children innately that way? Where does it go? How do we get it back? How do we help our children stay solution focused as they grow?
That's what I'm wondering about today.
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At one point, she came into her kitchen to find one of the workers half inside and half outside the large window over her sink. The casement was entirely removed and there were shavings strewn about. The new window was set aside.
"Oh, you've got a problem," she said to him.
His response was direct and strong, "I don't see problems; I see solutions."
I love that response. I wonder what it would take for more of us to reframe our thinking .... to be solution focused? Aren't children innately that way? Where does it go? How do we get it back? How do we help our children stay solution focused as they grow?
That's what I'm wondering about today.
