There’s A Lot Going On In The Circus, Part II of III
There’s A Lot Going On In The Circus, Part II of III
By Monette Benoit, All Rights Reserved.
Part I began: Privately working with students and experienced court reporters a theme appears with each person. A desire is born. A wanting is experienced. Boundaries are removed. Fences (insecurities) are lowered.
Individuals who have been on autopilot seek to regain their private and professional world. How? Ah, grasshopper, this varies with each person and with the circus.
The circus, as I coin the term, is the whole enchilada. It is the noise, the chatter, the bright lights, and the colorful people you permit to join your festival. …
Part II: Students and court reporters know how to work and how to write ineffectively.
In short, we know what does not work.
When the circus is loud and stomping around your home and/or work place, it can be colorful.
Yet when we permit the circus to remain at the forefront in our daily and weekly schedule we witness shifts in our empowering moments.
Recently, as I worked with an individual seeking to regain balance I asked, “What is the best quality you now have?” I kid you not – the answer was two words: “Nothing works.” Hmm.
Yet if I spoke to that individual a few hours later, a day, or even a week after my direct question, I am willing to bet that the answer would not be “Nothing works.” The answer, and the circus, would be different.
The colorful circus with loud music was present at that moment.
Yet many of us have experienced calm moments in a circus.
There are sounds of soft music as we stroll the circus path.
There are wafts of delicious smells as we stroll the circus. There are moments of quiet and calm as we twirl on a ride.
There are sweet moments watching small children, wide-eyed, who reach up and out to an animal or to an adult.
The guide to surviving the circus is simple, yes?
Take the good, leave the bad, don’t overeat, know when to walk away, and remember where you left your car.
Once the guide is clear at the circus, and we know the circus can march into our world now with 24-hour cycles of technology, communication and social media, we then have a motivation to place our circus boundaries and to stick the boundarird, yes?
Court reporters, students, and instructors have stunning survival skills.
Students are working and attending school online or onsite; court reporters, captioners and CART providers are capturing words, challenged with new experiences every day, and working to expand skills.
Our goal is to accurately write each word the first time and to preserve events.
Simple, right?
Simplicity in our world involves multiple exterior variations on the job, in school, and while racing to a store to purchase food that is essential for that next meal.
Part I of III is posted March 2, 2012, on Monette’s Musings at www.monettebenoit.com and www.CRRbooks.com
Part III of III is posted March 29, 2012, on Monette’s Musings at www.monettebenoit.com and www.CRRbooks.com
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