Friday, September 12th, 2008
- To look for opportunities to express yourself everywhere. My son views the entire world and every new person, new object, or new event as opportunities to express himself.
- To have structure in one’s life is to be calm, connected and productive. Leave it to a 4 year old to teach me this. Having a routine is good and centering. Variety is the spice of life, but your routine is the root to all your sanity.
- Life is funny. Anything and everything is funny to my son. Who just loves life to its fullest. The simplest things can make him giggle with glee. My son’s laughter is a wonderful sound.
- How to love unconditionally. There is no feeling on earth like becoming a parent. Until you’ve tried it, you’ll never know. Loving your child more than life itself just happens and it’s breathtaking.
- Water is magical. From the time he was born and taking his first baths, water calmed him right down. My wife and I think sometimes that he’s part fish.
- Learning to slow down. I’m sure it happens with most parents. You’re in a hurry to get out the door, or your trying to get your shopping done quickly, and inevitably he’s on a different timetable taking in all the world has to offer. Lately, rather than trying to rush him, I often enjoy his pace and enjoy him.
- Communication doesn’t need to involve words. Body language, tone and pitch of voice and patterns of movement can speak volumes.
- It’s okay to stay up late once in a while, especially if your cuddling up with someone you love and reading a good book.
- If you really like something, doing it over and over again will not make you bored. You can listen to Dan Zane’s “Catch The Train” a hundred times, know all the words in all of the songs and still enjoy it as if you were listening to it for the first time.
- Just when you believe there are no ways you could possibly love your child more, you find the new wellspring of love for them and they complete you.
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