Y is for Youth

Being around little people once again has brought such a fullness to my life. What is it about being around the young? What is the attraction of childlikeness?

Young children have such a 'joie de vivre'  and who doesn't want that?  They have energy. They live life in the present, without worry of the future. They aren't afraid to ask questions, to think, and to explore. They find joy in small things. They aren't afraid to make mistakes.

Spending time with my grandson brings back so many memories of when I was a young mom. My heart was full and I found so much joy in simply watching my children learn and enjoy life. They were so dependent on us, their parents.  To give myself to their growth and development, to focus on their happiness and health instead of just my own, expanded my life. We are meant to share and love and live in community and family says it best, I think. 

I don't want to forget what it means to be a child, and thankfully, the gift of grandchildren will remind me! 

Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty...Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
~Franz Kafka

O is for Over

Moments don't last forever - savor them.

In the blink of an eye, it seems, the newborn baby with a scrunched up little face and a high pitched pitiful cry becomes smiley and interactive. The infant who was so helpless can now roll over, sit up, and crawl. The screeches become babbling, cooing, giggling, and sometimes louder wails!  And then, suddenly the baby emits sounds we can decipher. Babyhood is over and toddler-hood begins!

And on and on it goes. We think life is long, but we are only here for a short time. Life on earth is usually over in one hundred years or less. We are 'but a breath' as the writer says in the book of Proverbs.

We are often reminded to enjoy the moments we are in because they disappear just. like. that.

It's true.