{"id":933,"date":"2021-03-02T09:54:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T14:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/?p=933"},"modified":"2021-03-02T09:54:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T14:54:08","slug":"reflection-from-john-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/reflection-from-john-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflection from John"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/john-reflection-3-2-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/john-reflection-3-2-21.jpg 860w, https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/john-reflection-3-2-21-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/john-reflection-3-2-21-768x411.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A couple of years ago, <em>Science News<\/em> reported that the middle-class children of 2018 were willing to wait longer to get their sweet gratification in the famous \u201cmarshmallow test\u201d invented by a Stanford University psychologist in the early 1970s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the test, the child can choose between having a small treat immediately (a marshmallow), or waiting and getting a better treat. The longer a child can wait, the better their chances for educational and personal success as they mature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier in the Covid pandemic, a news item reported that stress was making people more impulsive. Our need for reward was growing more immediate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe even the 4-year-olds of 2020-21 are less willing to wait for a treat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, what made the children of 2018 so good at holding their impulses at bay?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe their teachers and caregivers were nurturing their sense of being accepted and valued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do <strong><u>you<\/u><\/strong> need to feel affirmed and valued \u2013 and rewarded \u2013 nearly a year into the pandemic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take three deep breaths and imagine the ways you might get fulfilled in the long-term, not just right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>John Terauds, CPE Intern<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of years ago, Science News reported that the middle-class children of 2018 were willing to wait longer to get their sweet gratification in the famous \u201cmarshmallow test\u201d invented by a Stanford University psychologist in the early 1970s. In the test, the child can choose between having a small treat immediately (a marshmallow), or &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/reflection-from-john-12\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Reflection from John<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=933"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":935,"href":"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933\/revisions\/935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hhhinfo.com\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}