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<\/a><\/p>\nWe each have unsung heroes in our lives. These are the people who simply do what is \u201cexpected.\u201d \u00a0As a result, we don\u2019t give them much thought.\u00a0 Their efforts don\u2019t make the newspapers.\u00a0 Their reliability doesn\u2019t lead to prizes or monetary gain.\u00a0 But they do the one critical thing that so many people fail to do: They show up.<\/p>\n
Showing up doesn\u2019t seem like a big deal until you think about how many people don\u2019t do exactly that. In the United States, one in four children are being raised without a father.\u00a0 That is a phenomenal number of people who aren\u2019t showing up.\u00a0 In the U.S., 40-50% of marriages end in divorce.\u00a0 That means one or both spouses stopped showing up and stopped doing what was expected in their marriage.<\/p>\n
Showing up and doing what you are supposed to do is more important than it seems. There are lots of people we rely on to show up, besides our family members.\u00a0 Our children\u2019s teachers, school bus drivers, the police and garbage collectors are some important ones.\u00a0 If they decided to stop showing up, our lives would be grim, indeed.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, we tend to take for granted those who do what is expected. Their contributions to our lives don\u2019t seem like a big deal.\u00a0 After all, aren\u2019t they just doing what they are supposed to be doing?\u00a0 Yes, except doing what you are supposed to do isn\u2019t easy.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m a mother, and I can assure you that being a responsible parent isn\u2019t easy. At times, my career has had to take a backseat to my job as a mother.\u00a0 And significant parts of my free time go to doing those things that make my daughter\u2019s life better.\u00a0 I make her lunch, I do her laundry, I chauffeur her to activities, and I spend a lot of time listening to her and providing her with emotional support.\u00a0 So, I don\u2019t have time to watch television.\u00a0 And I don\u2019t have a break in the day to get my nails done.\u00a0 And very often, I run on too little sleep.\u00a0 But that\u2019s what happens when you \u201cshow up\u201d as a parent.<\/p>\n
Most of us are lucky enough to have someone in our lives on whom we can rely. We don\u2019t wonder if that person is going to show up and do what they are supposed to do.\u00a0 We know that we can count on them.\u00a0 This week, tell the person who \u201cshows up\u201d for you how much you appreciate them.\u00a0 Tell that person that you value their reliability.\u00a0 Let him or her know that their decision to be responsible has made a significant difference in your life.\u00a0 Tell that person that you understand that showing up isn\u2019t always easy, and that you are thankful that they have made that sacrifice for you.<\/p>\n
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