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Don't "sit still"

6/12/2014

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In a happy coincidence, my Facebook photo group had the theme "motion" and I had a trip to see my grand kids... what better combination could there be!  To see more of the pics I took, please go to this link.

But beyond thinking about photos, I was thinking about kids and adults. Watching the big group of students at
my Grandson's pre-school "graduation" made me think about how much we confuse our kids. We are vigorously pushing them ahead at the same time telling them to sit still!

The kids sitting at the ceremony were not bored, or "restless" they were excited and nervous and giddy... all of which caused eyes to constantly scan, feet to constantly swing and heads to bob. Many could not contain themselves to decorous walking, so they skipped or ran or danced up to get their diplomas and hugs! We adults giggled and "awwed" when it was annouced that the child wanted to be a superhero, or police officer, or mommy, or doctor, or earth worm! But that is still their reality - anything is possible. I know, until told otherwise, I truly thought I could be a horse when I grew up.

I am not sure how or when we lose this. Or maybe, more accurately, it is taught out of us. When we lower our standards to reality and make our feet hold still. Some people never do. They are the lucky ones.
The world retains its energy and potential for them.
I am not generally a Jim Carey fan, but I heard a small quote from him the other day. It was about how his father lost his job - a job he had taken for security for his family, not passion. The conclusion to Jim's observation of this was that if we can fail doing what we don't want to, so why not go for the dream instead. To see this one minute clip of this speech click here. It is worth your minute of time.

So today, maybe take a minute to swing your legs, wiggle your pencil until it is a blur, skip instead of walk, or just dream a bit...
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