Last week we discussed “Believe the BEST & build healthy relationships”…it was all about how we treat others AND relationships with others.
This week I want to talk to you about HOW YOU TREAT YOURSELF…under the Title of How we deal with disappointment.
As ek dink aan die afgelope paar weke met toets resultate, van julle wat dalk nie die sport prestasies tydens die somersport seisoen bereik het nie. Van julle is dalk nie vir die wintersport span gekies wat jy graag wou maak nie. Daar is dalk vriendskappe wat nie uitgewerk het nie…en nog meer.
So, at some point in life, every single one of us will face disappointment. And once that has happened, you might feel like failure defines you.
But there is something important to remember: Failure is an event – it is not your identity. Every successful person you admire has experienced disappointment. Athletes lose races. Musicians perform badly. Entrepreneurs launch ideas that fail. Even the people you think have everything figured out have faced moments where things didn’t go their way.
Die verskil tussen die mense wat groei vanuit teleurstellings en die wat NIE…is HOE hulle reageer op daardie teleurstellende oomblike wat hulle beleef. Teleurstelling kan een van twee dinge doen aan jou:
- Dit kan jou oorwin en uitoorlê
- Dit kan jou ontwikkel en ‘n beter, sterker en slimmer persoon maak.
“It can DEFEAT you or it can DEVELOP you”
Teleurstelling het ‘n manier om jou dinge te leer (lewenslesse) wat sukses jou NIE kan leer nie. Dit leer ons:
- Nederigheid
- Deursettingsvermoë
- Aanpasbaarheid en verbetering om sterker terug te kom en weer te probeer.
Om die waarheid te sê, meeste van die groot ontdekkings en deurbrake het gekom NA ‘n groot teleurstelling of mislukking.
The bible reminds us of this in ROMANS 5:3-4
“Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance”
It tells us that the difficult moments in life are forming something in us…shaping our character, strengthening our resilience and preparing us for lies ahead.
If everything always worked out perfectly, we would never learn to fight through adversity. So when disappointment comes – and it will – here are 3 things to rememeber:
- Don’t quit in the moment of disappointment – some of the worst decisions are made when emotions are high. Take a breath. Give yourself time to reset.
- Leer uit jou foute. Vra jouself wat kon jy anders gedoen het? Wat het ek hieruit geleer?
- Staan weer op uit die stof van ‘n mislukking of ‘n teleurstelling. Die mense wat uiteindelik suksesvol is in die lewe, is NIE die wat nooit misluk nie, dis die mense wat volstrek weier om op die grond te bly lê…They refuse to stay down!
Remember, your story is never defined by ONE test, ONE game, ONE season or ONE setback. Most of the time, the greatest growth hap pens when things don’t go according to plan.
So if you are facing disappointment right now, remember this:
This moment is not the end of your story. It may simply be the chapter that makes the next one stronger!
Keep going. Keep learning. Keep on showing up!
Want die mense wat een keer meer opstaan as wat hulle geval het, is die persone wat uiteindelik WEN!
PRAYER
Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for being part of a school and a community and that we can have a positive influence on those around us. Please help us not to be too hard on ourselves and to deal with disappointment in the correct way, to forgive ourselves and to bounce back stronger.
Help us to add value, help us to assist each other in dealing with disappointment, help us to be there for one another and to be good ambassadors for YOU and for our school.
AMEN
- Kuluur – Juf Wilson
- Sport – Juf Thorpe
- Wiskunde en Wetenskap week – Juf van Wyk
- Dankie Pretstap
- Kleredrag tydens Sportdae vir deelnemers en toeskouers – Vol skool sweetpak of Vol skoolunivorm. Alle skoolreëls geld in terme van voorkoms. Hare, juwele, oorfone ens. JOU BESTE MANIERE!
- Sanksies oor kinders wat nie opdaag op ‘n Vrydag of Saterdag vir hul sportwedstryde nie.
- Ouers moet asb NIE kinders binnekant die skool aflaai nie. Buite by die hekke is die enigste opsie. Daar is nie spasie in die skool daarvoor nie.
- Code of Honour & Skoollied