Tuesday, September 28, 2004
snippets from the kids
Matthew and I were visiting with his cousins and I participated in an interesting lunch conversation. There were two girls at the table (3 really, because I was there) and Matthew. I was talking with the girls about "GIRL POWER!!!" and we were having fun. Matthew contributed by saying that if there were no girls there would be nothing in the world except houses and atoms. He got it that without women there would be no more people. It's curious how his brain works sometimes.
Last week at the daycare I heard a 4 year old boy talking with Matthew. He said "It's hard being a kid, isn't it?" Matthew said "Yeah, it is sometimes." I didn't catch what happened before that conversation, but found it interesting.
Could it be true that every phase of our life we find it difficult? When we are a child we want to be an adult. When we are an adult we want to be a child. I say let's have both at the same time. Let's be whole humans, instead of segmenting ourselves out to each role that we have. Let's be passionate about people, about life, about ourselves.
I section out my behaviour as a mom from that as a wife. Then that as a friend from that as a workperson. That makes a lot of Annette's. Some of you are intuitive enough to not do that kind of separation. You are true to yourself in every facet of your life. That's where I'm arriving lately. Just me.
This week one of the kids was colouring. He used to be reluctant to do so until I kept emphasizing that it doesn't have to be perfect. It's about the experience. As he was doing the art yesterday he stated..."it's okay to make mistakes". That simple sentence spoke to my heart as truth and power. Do you hear it?
It's okay to make mistakes. Wow.
Last week at the daycare I heard a 4 year old boy talking with Matthew. He said "It's hard being a kid, isn't it?" Matthew said "Yeah, it is sometimes." I didn't catch what happened before that conversation, but found it interesting.
Could it be true that every phase of our life we find it difficult? When we are a child we want to be an adult. When we are an adult we want to be a child. I say let's have both at the same time. Let's be whole humans, instead of segmenting ourselves out to each role that we have. Let's be passionate about people, about life, about ourselves.
I section out my behaviour as a mom from that as a wife. Then that as a friend from that as a workperson. That makes a lot of Annette's. Some of you are intuitive enough to not do that kind of separation. You are true to yourself in every facet of your life. That's where I'm arriving lately. Just me.
This week one of the kids was colouring. He used to be reluctant to do so until I kept emphasizing that it doesn't have to be perfect. It's about the experience. As he was doing the art yesterday he stated..."it's okay to make mistakes". That simple sentence spoke to my heart as truth and power. Do you hear it?
It's okay to make mistakes. Wow.
// posted by Annette @ 1:06 p.m. 