Dancing with Daffodils

I’ve had a terrible week socially.  I have said way more than I should have, made people cry, complained, was too open about my feelings, caused contention, been unkind and basically made it difficult for anyone to be around me and all unintentionally.   This is partly why I am an introvert, something I forgot this week.  The less you interact with people, the less you have to deal with conflict, drama and other people disliking you.  I am currently reading “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Won’t Be Quiet” and it has been wonderful to identify key parts of my character, most especially understanding what it means to be risk averse.  Extroverts tend to seek rewards while introverts tend to be averse to situations where there is a risk for a negative consequence.  This is a foundational characteristic of my personality and it is refreshing to know I am not the only one who does all I can to avoid trouble.  It can be good in cases of gam...

My kids recently started playing soccer for the spring season.  For my daughter, this was her first time ever playing a team sport and when her one and only practice got cancelled, I was worried.  She was anxious about her first game because she had never put on a pair of cleats or stepped on a soccer field before. Thankfully, when game time came, she listened to her coach and was out there chasing the ball like all the other kids.   My son’s start to soccer almost two years ago was not so smooth.  I signed him up when my daughter started kindergarten and he was lonely. I thought it would give him something to look forward to each week.  However, I hadn’t considered that he had never done anything without a big sister to follow and this led to one of my worst parenting experiences.  Even though his coach was our neighbor, he wouldn’t leave me and go out on the field.  After 15 minutes of trying to get him to participate I decided we weren’t go...