We all have our own ‘tartan’ story. What pattern do the threads of your life, your story, create?
My tartan is the Murray tartan.
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We all have our own ‘tartan’ story, even if you are not from Scotland. What pattern do the threads of your life, your story, create?
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Today (25th January) I celebrate my Scottish roots. In Scotland it is the day to celebrate our national poet and songwriter - Robert Burns. It is tradition to celebrate in community groups together in the evening, eat haggis, drink a wee bit of whiskey, sing songs, recite poetry, listen to bagpipes and wear something tartan!
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Tomorrow (26th January) I celebrate my home of 20 years, Australia with Australia day. My ‘tartan’ has been added to and has changed over the years.
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The cloth of my life and the threads which make it have changed over the years. I have had my fair share of knots and breaks. Some threads have had to be replaced, mended, patched. Others have got stronger as they have twisted with another to form a stronger cord. Some of the threads have been shiny, sparkly new and bright, others a more constant simple enduring colour.
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My original ‘tartan’ had threads of my upbringing, my family’s stories, experiences, and a broader story of Scotland with its customs, ancestry, the heritage of a nation interwoven.
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When I emigrated to Australia as a newlywed, I brought my ‘tartan’ and have been adding my own threads, my own colours, and patterns ever since. My marriage, each of my children, my work as a lawyer, the community I live in, and the wider Australian influence, customs, traditions… all of these have created (and keeps creating) a unique pattern, The Deirdre Kate May Tartan.
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We each bring our own cloth to supervision.
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There is no cookie cutter, one-pattern-fits-all approach in professional supervision. Each supervision is focused on your unique pattern, the different threads you bring and looks in particular at your work-life thread and its contribution to your pattern, how it interacts with the other threads in your life and has a role to play in the make up of your unique life fabric.
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I will stop the analogy before I get into how professional supervision can be tailored to your unique needs! 😆
