As a Behaviorist…I've been trained to look for patterns...
- Verona L. Jacobs, Poet, Author
- Sep 2, 2020
- 2 min read
As a Behaviorist…
I’ve been trained to look for patterns
And its affect on our behavior…what we do…how we do it…why
And the consequences it brings…Good, bad or indifferent
During this pandemic…there are clearly patterns on every level
The behavioral patterns in individual homes…
That do or don’t protect the people who live in them
The behavioral patterns of businesses/churches/schools…
That may or may not protect those who visit them
The behavioral patterns of local leaders…
Who benefits from their decisions?…Them or those they serve
The behavioral patterns of the federal government
Where is the focus…the concern…
Is it the amount of money gained or spent?
Or that the one who has the very least among us…
Does not remain the one who has the very least among us
Behavioral patterns…
At any moment…we have the power to change them…but only our own
Do we continue doing the same thing…hoping for something different
In the midst of an almost year long pandemic…
There has been enough time to observe months of many behavioral patterns…
Which have proven to be some pretty good indicators of behavior…
Good, bad or indifferent…and a glimpse of what’s to come
To ignore behavioral patterns that have a negative impact on all they touch…
The consequences will continue to mount…without a change of that pattern…
Souls lost, that cannot ever be replaced...milestones that only come around once
And have come and gone without proper celebration
The unimaginable…having a loved one transition from this side of Glory…
To the other…without being by their side…comforting them through the transition
Or attending a celebration of their lives without more family members…
Creating opportunities for COVID-19 to follow them back home
Behavioral Patterns…
They are pretty good indicators of unforeseen consequences yet to come…
When decisions are made for the wrong reasons…no apparent Divine Guidance
And without the right expertise/people at the table and leading the charge
Behavioral patterns…
They are real and can tell you a lot about…
How an individual moves…if…when…and why
And a lot about our own movement...if...when…why we do…our motivation for what we do
Praying for a change in some of the Behavioral patterns that we see
And at the same time…keeping an eye on my own
Comments