“If I had my child to raise all over again, I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I’d finger-paint more, and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.
I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I’d do more hugging and less tugging.”
~Diane Loomans
thank you, so simple and beautiful, as a mum to be i feel reminded of what it is all about
this is so lovely and something i want with my 3-year old daughter more often. it’s the times when we don’t have a schedule to keep and can get lost in the moments that we have the best times. those precious moments when we laugh uncontrollably or do something silly and just get carried away with the silliness. Or the times we tumble in the grass and not care how dirty we are getting. One of our favorite things to do is to tell each other ghost stories (not too scary of ones) and see how creative we can get. ahhh to be a child…or to be in the presence of a child…it makes life that much sweeter.
so perfecly true! It is a constant struggle to remain in the now. I struggle with anxiety but if I let go, it’s easy to see that the messy house can wait. Time will not wait for me.
I thohugt finding this would be so arduous but it’s a breeze!