Lessons from a 5 year old.
I've been thinking of what to write for a while now, but nothing came to mind. I just could not think of anything worthy of posting. Well, not anything I thought would be inspiring anyway. I've been in a good place. Things have been falling into place. But yet, I still felt a bit frazzled for the past two weeks or so. And then, this 5 year old walked into my life and changed things. What is it about children that makes one feel so happy? Like authentically happy. The laughing from your stomach kinda happy. A 5 year old boy walked into my office today and sat down at my desk while I was doing my admin. He proceeded to draw a picture for me. One of the things he drew on the page was a snake. Looking up at me, he said 'I know you are probably afraid of snakes, so if we ever see one, you can hide behind me and I will kill the snake.' This left me in awe. Did I mention he is 5? As he continued playing in my office, I occasionally had to get up and do other things, but...