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When I decided to learn from anyone on my way…

I am the type of woman who loves to read about those strong women who changed the world  and read their quotes, some famous sayings we can learn from (I even started a corner like this on my facebook business page-new day-different strong great woman like Helen Keller, Anna Frank, Helena Rubinstein, Amelia Mary Earhart…)

The latest example is Ruth Bader Ginsburg who just passed away and who has made a huge impact on our world.

But then I understood that by admiring those great women, I on one side place my own bar and expectations a bit high but I also forget to appreciate the “smaller examples”, the people I learned from, the ones who changed something in my life, closer to me, not famous but had a big impact on me.

I have decided to thank them for who they are and what they have done for me, the lessons I learned thanks to them.

I have understood that there is so much to learn from my 10 year old daughter to my 98 years old grandmother.  So here are some humble examples…

From you little sister, I learn about softness, such an important word that I am still learning about…

From my 2nd half, I learn how crucial it is to place myself in top priority, even as a mom.

From you, my teenage daughter, I learn how to love yourself, accept the good and less good sides and see it as a whole, nothing in life is black or white, most of it is grey…

From you mom, I learn about social skills like organizing parties with friends and how friendship helps in the path of life, but I also learn from your silent strength and how you looked weak but were so strong.

From you Mami (my 98 y. old grandma), I learn how to be loved without any judgment or expectation and how this feels when someone tells you over and over again how extraordinary you are.

From you Liat, my dear girlfriend, I learn how humor is necessary to survive, and how our eyes see only good when you love someone as she is.

From you, my little boy, I learn to speak my emotions since I am teaching you to speak yours.

From you Elinor, my 10 years old daughter, I learn how you are connected to yourself and express your needs, fearless.

From you Sefi, my friend, I learn how to change my words to change my tone of speech and the way I am heard by my loved ones. This makes a huge impact. 

Thank you Dad for teaching me to want more and push myself to be better. 

Thank you, Michal Cohen who told me one of the strongest sentence and introduced me to my inner child. If you are curious, check that post here.

Thank you Vered , the best couple and family therapist I met, who taught me, that a good relationship can develop even when you think you are too far away from each other.

Thank you Tifferet as I do not come just for my nails to you but because you are the best listener ever! Who said your beautician cannot be your psychologist😊

Thank you Tali PELEG who taught me to be a much better mom, thanks to Adler classes but most importantly thanks to your personality and down-to-earth personal way of coaching…

I can go on and on, as I met and meet so many people on my way and they all teach me something…or at least I choose to learn from anyone.

I may even open a new corner on facebook for that matter…

2 years back I even created a box at home where all of us were asked to put in grateful messages from one to another like “thank you mom for…” or “Thank you Elinor for doing that today…”. Once a week, we opened it, read it together and that helped us as a family to emphasize the importance of being grateful for little things in life and people around you. 

If we can learn from anyone, we allow ourselves to grow, we are grateful and we grow even more…

THANK YOU…