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Re: 6 Life Lessons We Can Learn from Children

loislogan — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:08:38 -0000

Hi, Carla! I love this article! May I share one of your tips on my new site www.emptynestsfullhearts.com? Or perhaps you would like to share one yourself?

Re: 6 Life Lessons We Can Learn from Children

Sudesh — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:58:13 -0000

Carla: What a great post! I love your insights. I was observing my 6 year old son playing. I teach meditation and mindfulness in the Chicago area and I posted a similar article in my blog. Just out of curiosity, I googled this subject and found your article.

My 12 year old son, unfortunately, is growing out of his childhood and developing all the worry habits of us adults :-(

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Fatinah — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:12:47 -0000

wow - thanks for sharing

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Sarah — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:20:03 -0000

beautiful post, thank you. something I needed today is 5, and I am going to use this for myself today : )

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Stephanie Quilao — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:49:54 -0000

LOVE LOVE this! I think it's one of your best works ever :-D Right now I'm practicing Imagine and remembering that magic exists. It does! Since moving to Phoenix and being more open to newness, I've experienced so many magical things. It's so awesome!

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Social Rule — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:54:56 -0000

Big thanks goes to you for such a nice, informative yet entertaining blog! Reminding us of what we can learn from our children bring us to the reality that they are of paramount importance in our life and the world in general. Reading your blog somehow alleviates all the stresses and pressures that child-rearing brings in a mother"s life...

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Lyn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:18:17 -0000

Wonderful! My girl is your girl's age and her exclamations of "WOW, look!" always make me stop and see things with new eyes. In fact now that I am not blanketed in a sugar coma from junk food, EVERYTHING looks brighter.

Re: 6 Life Lessons We Can Learn from Children

karathom — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:41:38 -0000

Miz--Lovely post. AND we have the same princess dress up here. I also love that you know what a child is thinking. There's no passive aggressive wondering what does she really mean when she says that? No, she says exactly what is on her mind! No guessing games. Wouldn't that make life more simple? Hmmm... maybe to a degree:-)

Re: 6 Life Lessons We Can Learn from Children

DeannaBartels — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:55:01 -0000

I'm not sure this is the kind of comment you meant when writing this interesting article. I think to appreciate ones children and the many benefits they bring to life is a lesson most people even parents can learn. What I mean is, when contemplating children, "to have or not to have," I hear so many people say that they do not want children b/c they are afraid of how much they have to give up. I say, "Give up??? Why do you have to give up anything???" I don't look at it as giving up anything, I look at it as gaining so much more. There is no reason to cancel the trips to far away magical places just b/c one has a child, or forget the movie nights out. . . The list goes on. I think of it as "I'm still going to do these things, only, I will be adding an extra adoring friend to enjoy these things with me." As you pointed out, kids have a way of viewing everything as exciting. This means same old same old mundane things get to be experienced through the wonderment of "The first time again." Which means, anything that you planned b4 having children gets experienced not only 2 fold b/c you're experiencing it with an extra little body, but even the same old same old things become exciting again. For instance, as an adult, a plane ride may be same old same old, no big deal, gone are the days when things like this were anything to get excited about. Now take a wonderful little bundle of "I'm experiencing this for the first time," along with you (especially someone you're built in to love), and you're suddenly experiencing it for the first time again too, ONLY TWO FOLD!! :) Now a real life everyday example. We got our first nearly brand new car the other day. Never b4 have we owned a car that was beautiful enough that I would even consider spending the time or money in taking to a car wash. But being nearly brand new and beautiful, I took all my children, 13 on up to even 19 years old, to the car wash. PLUS A FEW OF THEIR FRIENDS!! The excitement was unbelievable. You'd swear they were a bunch of adults going into a 5 star resort hotel in the Bahamas for the first time! They watched every step with breath taking awe, even at their advanced age they are obviously still not drained of the ability to see simple things through the eyes of childlike wonder. Then once out of the car wash, they rolled down the windows, stuck their heads out and just marveled over how beautiful and clean our car now looked. Once home, they stood outside the car and then insisted that I get out of the car too and partake in how exciting it was to see our car sparkle as only a car wash could make it sparkle. Tell me when the last time was that you went through a car wash just FOR FUN. Not possible as a single adult. Not even possible as an adult with a partner. Only with kids could simple mundane same old same old experiences be able to come alive again. So, we learn some truths not only through the mouths of babes, but maybe through the eyes of babes as well??

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hanlie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:44:25 -0000

What a beautiful post! Thanks for this, Miz!

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FatFighterTV — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:46:37 -0000

Beautiful post, and so true. We need to remember all of this every day.

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Suganthi Balasubramanian — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:45:30 -0000

Love this post. Yes, I agree on all counts. Esp. #1. I have a very child-like personality, but even for me, #1 is plain amazing. But I do think the jaw dropping is different as we grow older... for eg.. seeing a new leaf, a seedling is exciting when you see it as a child, but now.. I am still excited, but in a whole new sort of way. I literally gasp at the breathtaking beauty of trees, their resilience and burst into tears.. the awesomeness of real life, the ridiculous worrying of the minutiae of it and how I can feel both stressed and blessed at the same time.

I was beginning to feel that I was getting old and lo and behold.. there I was early morning cutting open my kids Halloween booty, the tiny M and M's in the little pouch and I had to sample every color like a kid. And I though to myself.. ha.. I am never getting old..

Bleesed with two children, enjoy every minute with them and am stressed a lot, but truly aware of all my blessings in life. GREAT POST!

Re: 6 Life Lessons We Can Learn from Children

extremefitnessresults — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:33:51 -0000

Excellent post, and so true. Funny how everybody starts out like your daughter, and then some twenty or thirty years later they have to go back to square one and learn what came naturally to them in the beginning :P

Re: 6 Life Lessons We Can Learn from Children

mizfit — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:16:02 -0000

I love my Peeps. You all rock. Seriously.

**skips off to (waitforit) hopscotch**

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Diana — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:14:02 -0000

This was an awesome post :) Love it. If only we could all remember this every day. Life would be a lot more pleasant!

Re: 6 Life Lessons We Can Learn from Children

lainiefig — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:08:38 -0000

My oldest was fascinated with "rubbish collection trucks" when we lived in England. :) One of mine was in that leaning-over-the-back-of-the-couch pose today but watching tree cutters rather than a garbage truck. Picture here: http://i53.photobucket.com/...

Re: 6 Life Lessons We Can Learn from Children

Gina — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:03:23 -0000

What a beautiful post! I really love #2:)

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lauriesanchez — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:57:36 -0000

This comment made me laugh, Lainie, because I suddenly remembered my youngest son and how much he loved the garbage truck when he was a toddler! He'd hear it coming from way down the street and would rush over to the window (he was only about 2). I would plough my knees into the couch cushions with him and we'd look over the back of the couch, out the window, for about 20 whole minutes, just watching that garbage truck go sloooooooooowly by the house. I was fascinated that HE was so fascinated! But what a great thing -- just focusing on the wonders of the outside world for 20 whole minutes. (And not multitasking! Yay!) Thanks for the memory! :)

Re: 6 Life Lessons We Can Learn from Children

charlotte — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:26:00 -0000

I think this may be my favorite post of yours I've read yet! As a mom of several wee ones, I am grateful for your reminder to slow down and learn from them. And you are so right about the nakie time. My kids are so absolutely delighted with their bodies that it makes me wonder how we ever lose that.

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Marste — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:57:48 -0000

Wow, what a great post. I needed some reminders like that today!

(And I LOVE the picture of the Tornado that you linked through!)

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quix — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:23:25 -0000

Love this. The world is such a cool place if you stop being so jaded. I went back and read some old stuff I wrote and was amazed at how wide-eyed I was back then, and aspire to get back there. Somehow. Someway.

Re: 6 Life Lessons We Can Learn from Children

CertifiablyFit — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:22:37 -0000

Great list of lessons! Thanks for sharing

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TB--Milwaukee — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:20:21 -0000

I love that my kids take everything in stride and are never rushed. Why do we have clocks anyway? Living in the moment is so important.

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pubsgal — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:13:33 -0000

Wonderfully written, and so true! Learning from my little teachers every day. (Although sometimes what I learn about myself isn't so pretty, it's good for my growth. ;-)

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40somethingsjourney — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:13:16 -0000

What a lovely post. I'm so glad you are a mama in the moment, noticing all that your daughter sees and does. Makes me miss the days when my boys were young!