Great words of wisdom are offered in the IF poem below from one of my colleagues. For those of you with children may you take this special message to heart and lOvE, LoVe, LOVE your children with all your senses. Enjoy!
If I Had My Child to Raise All Over Again…
If I had my child to raise all over again…
- I would build self-esteem first and the house later.
- I would finger-paint more, and point the finger less.
- I would do less correcting and more connecting.
- I would take my eyes off my watch and watch with my eyes.
- I would care to know less and know to care more.
- I would take more hikes and fly more kites.
- I would stop playing serious and seriously play.
- I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
- I would see the oak tree in the acorn more often.
- I would be less firm and affirm much more.
- I would model less about the love of power, and much more about the power of love.
- Things I found while looking for something else.
~ Chuck Scott, January 1997
Which of the statements above do you master? Which ones do you need more practice at? If you had it to do all over again what would you do? Share your story below.