January 10, 2010

TO BE CHILDLIKE IS A VIRTUE

To be childlike is a virtue. The innocence and optimism of childhood provides the ability to trust and forgive. The gift of acceptance for the circumstance of the day, not the month or year or even a lifetime, just the day and what is brings. From the moment of the sun rise to the darkness of night the child accepts and utilizes every moment without expectation. Peaceful moments of play and relaxation, even chores are approached with imagination.

As the years turn my head grey and the lines in my face tell me I am moving towards the fall of my life, my children teach me to approach my day with that childlike acceptance.

 
Dean N Nixon
Seminar Director, Life Coach

TurningLeaf Wellness Center