Children Are Amazing!!

Children do funny things, crazy things, dumb things, smart things, things that make us angry, things that make us proud, things that make us remember, things that make us forget, they are medicine when we are sick, happiness when we are sad, they are energy when we are tired, they calm us when we are mad.
If only I could still see everything like my daughter sees things.....If only I could act  like she does ALL the time.....
Every Loving parent wants to brag about thier child and thinks they are special, and they are.  All children are special. They are us, they are our past, they are our future. They ground us, they lift us. We should be thanking them for all they do for us....
So here starts my bragging about my daughter for just a bit. I am so lucky to have NEVER been one of those parents that can't wait to have "time away" from her. I have never needed "a break". Parents have told me over and over "just wait", "you'll see", that has not happened yet. No terrible two's, no loss of sleep, no terrible anything. She is 5 now, and I still have never not wanted her company. I take her everywhere. If I have to work on my car she is there learning and holding bolts for me, if I am building something she is there learning and helping, if I go shopping she is there, if I am doing yard work she is helping (usually picking the weed flowers before I mow them).  Which brings me to the reason I was inspired to write this today. Did I mention children inspire us?
Anyway, I was walking my daughter to her classroom today and on the way she pulled the one and only little flower out of the middle of a bunch of weeds and gave it to me to "have for the day to think about her". It was all I could do to not shed a tear...
Man, if only we could apply that thought process to our adult lives. I saw a weed that I would have stepped on with no thought. She saw something beautiful to give to her Dad.
My child sees everything from me as a gift. If it is a chore, she's thankful I asked her to help, if it's a toy she's thankful I thought of her. Wow, how can I see things that way????  Her new  thing to tell me is "Daddy, I love you so much I can't stop saying it". I can honestly say I don't believe anyone has ever loved me that much. If that isn't inspiring I don't know what is.
I know there are parents out there that have children that drive them crazy. They can do things that down right make your skin crawl. All I can say is try to laugh with them. It will change things. When they see you laughing it's like a light bulb going off in thier heads. You can become so much closer to them by involving yourself in what makes them laugh! You can get mad at whatever they did and add that anger to the rest of your lifes angers or you can laugh it off, clean it up, fix it, whatever... and give them a big hug and enjoy the craziness! Become a child yourself if even for a minute.....

P.S.
Bye the way, that tiny little weed flower is in a shot glass of water because I just know she is going to ask me about it later.

Lies Destroy Everything

It's almost funny that the Dictionary defines Lie as a verb as  "to be in a helpless or defenseless state".  That is not the Lie I am referring to, but it almost fits because if you lie to someone that is exactly where you leave them,  in a helpless or defenseless state. Believing what you say to be true. Adjusting their decisions and feelings on a false statement....making their decisions or statements totally wrong or irrelevant. From there, things just get worse and worse.

Lies ALWAYS come out in the end...ALWAYS.....

I have always been brutally honest. Sometimes it gets me in trouble, but I just don't care. At least I told the truth! I have lied to avoid hurting someones feelings and all I felt is regret for not telling the truth, so I usually end up going back and laying it right out, hurtful or not. People get over hurtful truth but sometimes never get over caring lies.

(Beer Break Time.....Jimmy Cliff is singing his version of "Higher and Higher", gotta Jam for a few).....

Back: That was inspiring!

I think about children when I think of truth. Sometimes they are so truthful it's embarassing! My 5 year says one day in line at the grocery store "why does that FAT lady have so many groceries, maybe she should buy less and she would not be so FAT"! OMG, talk about "wanna get away"! But someting weird happened when I looked at that lady straight in the face ready to apologize.....she said "don't worry about it, I know she is right"! Holy crap! My 5 year old just told a hurtful truth and it worked! Lesson learned.........
I will leave everyone that reads this with that lesson. I was going to really get into a long story about lying but that might give away my motives to writing this. So I have decided to let you readers utilize what I say in your own ways. We all have been hurt or are hurting someone with Lies. STOP!!!!!!!! I can't stand old quotes but "the truth will set you free" is one you or I just can not avoid.

All I have to say is be who you are. Tell the truth. Do not lie on that resume, do not lie to that love of your life, do not lie to your friend, do not lie to your enemy, do not lie period............you will be better off in the end.........

Remember, in this day and age technology will catch you, or a freind will slip and you will be caught, or just someone like me that can just tell when you are lying will catch you. Then what? An argument on your lies? That is useless. You could have been truthful from the start. The hurt may still happen, but it will not last. It can be seen through, worked out, discussed, or maybe just ended.

Be free. Tell the truth...