Blooming colors warm the heart!
Posted on March 13, 2008
Spring time is near and here in the South flowers are peaking out and various trees are starting to bloom. Magical colors fill my neighbor hood from white and yellow to the budding pink Azaleas. It is so relaxing and inspiring see these colors around after a winter. It makes me want to get out side and garden and complete yard projects. As I have mentioned before my little boy, now 19 months old, loves the outdoors. He will spend every moment outside if we allow him. Today my wife picked him up for the babysitters and she said, "…he has played outside all day…". Our babysitter said it in a way that she seem surprised, my wife giggled inside and thought about how normal that really is for him.
We all love the outdoors and have recently, since the time change, been grilling out almost every night. It gives all of us time to appreciate all the positive things we have going and to really enjoy the outdoors. We let our little one run around while my wife and I get some good quality conversation time. He runs around pointing and is amazed by everything. It is so evident that we all need to learn lessons from our children. They take on life with an appreciation for everything and do not hesitate to explore and enjoy life. Children are almost always fearless until they are influenced by us. It is so nice to see him run and play and just live life with out a care in the world. Even when he falls he will just pick himself back up and keep going (he even laughs and does it on purpose quite often). Children appreciate a bug, a flower, a leaf falling from the sky, an airplane going by, and even the wind blowing gently. Imagine if all of us would just appreciate the little things in life and focus on all the positive things happening around us. The power of positive thinking is unlimited! Adults are bombarded by so much negativity from main stream media that it is easy to forget the simple pleasures in life. You should never allow negative thoughts to limit you and your ability to succeed and grow. Stay positive and you are more productive, happier, and healthier!
5 Simple pleasures to warm your heart!
1. Take a deep breathe! Breathe in deeply through your nose and really focus on the smells around you. The smells outside early in the morning are so fresh and enjoyable.
2. Really examine the grass! What, is this guy crazy? No, really, get down on your hands and knees and really examine the grass. Look at all the tiny veins and all the different shades of green. Think about how amazing it really is to be living and how many times you just walk by your grass without appreciating it.
3. Be silly with your kid. I love to play and be silly with my little boy, I can almost never stop smiling when he is giggling and horsing around.
4. Take a night off. Just tonight my wife and I went out to dinner by ourselves and had an adult dinner with out the kid. Even with children you must work on your relationship and make sure your spouse is not forgotten.
5. Give and receive a hug. There is almost nothing more powerful than a heart felt hug!
One thing never to do!
NEVER FORGET YOUR INFLUENCE!
or 
Stumble It!
- Similar articles by the Juice of Champions
- Lessons from a child!
- 08 of February’s Best
- Weekly Little Wonders Photo
- Weekly Little Wonders Photo - 3
- Enjoy life and relax with Nature
» Filed Under Family, Inspiration
Comments
Leave a Reply
