Filling Buckets

Did you know that everyone has a bucket that they carry around with them all the time. In that bucket are the things that people do or say to them that make them feel valued, appreciated, loved, and respected. It is what they reach in to when they are going through hard or tough times, to help them through the situation. At South Fork this year we are promoting the idea of filling up each others buckets every day. So, we encourage each other, we encourage the children, and we model for the children how to fill other student's buckets. We also are trying to fill more parents buckets. The more buckets we fill with positives, the more people enjoy themselves at South Fork and they will want to be a part of what is happening here.

So far, filling buckets has been an easy fun thing to do each day. It is so much more fun to be a bucket filler than a bucket dipper. This is the person who is negative, says mean things, or doesn't do anything to help anyone else. It is easy to see the bucket dippers coming your way. They are the ones not smiling. They are the ones who are the naysayers and who do not work as a team member. We all have our days when our buckets are low and we are feeling low...on those days it is easy to be bucket dipper. This year, it is my goal at least, to try to fill as many buckets as I can each day. I have had several people fill my bucket this year and it makes my job a more pleasant one. Having my bucket filled helps me to deal with the rough days.

I would like to thank those that take the time to fill my bucket everyday and I hope that I am able to fill several each day as well. So, please join the South Fork movement and start filling some buckets with compliments, notes of encouragement, holding the door open, or just taking the time to ask how someone is feeling. You will be surprised how quickly your bucket fills while you are filling others.