Reflections & Reflections

Relationships & Reflection

Relationships have a way of enhancing life when times are good and helping you get through during times of distress. I value relationships because I understand how they help make me a better person. Relationships occur from love ones, work, family, school, and any other time people share a common interest and as a result spend time together.  I believe it’s important to be able to help the people that you have a relationships with  but also have a network of p people that you can count on in life. 

Whitney Seabron is my best friend of 17 years. Our friendships have endured ups, downs, children, marriages, and living in different states. Everyone needs that one person that truly knows and understands them. My relationship with Whitney is important because I can always can’t on her to tell me how it is and to have my back.

The relationship that I have with my dad contributes, Melvin Whitten contributes to the relationship that I have with my husband.  My dad throughout the years has been my back bone and installed in me not to give up! When life throws lemons you make lemonade. I feel that my dad prepared me for marriage because he showed what to look for in a man and how to fight for what you love!

My husband Enrico Mayes Sr and son Enrico Mayes Jr motivate me to be the best person I can be every day. The unconditional love that I receive from them inspires me to push forward, do my best, and make a difference in the world that we live in !

 

My grandmother is my all the time role model. Her words of wisdom stick with me as a mother, wife, and teacher. I remember when I left my grandmother’s house to go to college she told me, you don’t know who knows me or our family? Make our family proud! My grandmother’s words play in my mind every day and I try my best to make sure that everything that I do makes her and my family proud!

My circle is small and I have grown to appreciate that. Over the years I’ve had people take my kindness for granted and I’ve had to learn how to choose my friends and people that I associate with wisely. I believe the key to maintaining and developing relationships is accepting people for who they are and honesty. We all make mistakes. I try my best to help people with words of encouragement and positivity. If I can’t bring you up I don’t want to pull you down. As a teacher I use my positivity to make my students and families smile and bring optimism to my child care center.