Crazy how thoughts just hit you at the most random times ever. I’m scrolling through Facebook (because I’m up at the crack of dawn with nothing to do on my off day) and see a wonderful Lady selling a box of used children’s books. Now I know, I know, this definitely doesn’t sound inspiring give me a second to explain lol.
First thing I thought of was…
“One fish
Two fish
Red fish
Blue fish”
How challenging was that for you to read?! Piece of cake huh?! Pat yourself on the back I’m proud of you *claps with enthusiasm* When we first started reading those words were a struggle. We sounded things out, practiced sight words and used pictures to help connect the dots between how words ultimately represented objects. Now we are in beast mode (shout out to Marshawn) and don’t even stop to think about the struggle in the beginning.
I say that to say…it’s ok to mess up. We all have to start somewhere. We are wired to use trial and error to learn. Forgiveness of yourself is a key factor in the learning process. Don’t beat yourself up. Don’t down talk yourself. Life comes at us fast and I know we are all doing our best to keep up. Sound out the moments you don’t understand. Take time to disect them. Figure out their origin and commit to a pronounciation. If all else fails and you still can’t figure out the moment Google it lol! We all are one different reading levels in life. Whether you are reading Green Eggs and Ham or Dante’s Inferno. Just know we ALL started with phonetics and the struggle will get easier. I promise π