The world is a funny place. We hold so much potential in our selves. We start this world with any choice we want in front of us. We can be brave and climb the ladder to the top of jungle gym or we can sit on the bench pretending to be shy. I saw my son allow his fear to paralyze him from pure enjoyment this afternoon.
We sat at the local park enjoying ourselves. R was running up the steps, climbing the ladder thing, sliding down and having fun. Another little boy arrived and my son immediately ran and hid behind my legs. At which point he told me he was “being shy”. He had a moment to make a new friend, but allowed his fears to stop his joy. How many times have we as children or adults allowed fear stop us from our true potential? Where is the top of my jungle gym? Life is too short to not play on the playground. Live our lives as we deem; make ourselves and those around us happy.
My declaration this week is to not allow myself to be crippled by the fear; to not be “shy”. I declare to document my fear as much as success because both contain moments for learning.
And because it is not a post without a picture or something…or because you could say I think my kid is all too cute…
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amanda thiessen - very cute!
Allegra - great post, Stacy and R is such a cutie!
Melinda Bunker - Stacy,
He sure is cute! And cute blog post too.
Melinda
joiwind - Wow! I had a very similar decision yesterday!