tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773052274171102646.post3124302781414413396..comments2023-05-24T04:05:19.000-07:00Comments on Girls on the Run: The Girl PanelMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17581370500330701074noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773052274171102646.post-26287010887094030282010-09-05T18:34:11.534-07:002010-09-05T18:34:11.534-07:00I don't have children of my own, but work with...I don't have children of my own, but work with them regularly and am continually amazed and inspired by their honesty and genuineness. There is such truth inherent in their wisdom. As you say, they have not yet attached themselves to the stories about themselves that end up limiting and confining all of us. I think it should be our mission in life to get back to the innocence and peace of being a child.Ashley @ Nourishing the Soulhttp://www.nourishing-the-soul.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773052274171102646.post-62529497772688503142010-09-03T04:57:03.499-07:002010-09-03T04:57:03.499-07:00Children have taught me that to "do nothing&q...Children have taught me that to "do nothing" is a valuable choice ... and they often demonstrate for me, in conversation, drawings, music, daydreams, and more ... the fruits of that mindful "nothingness."<br /><br />From children, I learn to rest if I'm tired; that it's OK to nap (even in the middle of the day); that it doesn't make sense to "power through" fatigue, illness or a funk. <br /><br />Children are mostly optimistic ... if you want support and reinforcement for a big idea; crazy thoughts; the general trials of minutae that can plague adults, hang out with the younger set. They see past obstacles; they believe in the power of you to do, be, imagine "infinity and beyond."<br /><br />Children are forgiving. If you're struggling with resentment, judgment, self-criticism or perfectionism, open it up (appropriately, of course) to a child or teen, and they seem to have a simpler "acceptance-and-move-on" naivete, perhaps wisdom. They haven't collected the clutter that can feed rumination and muddle clarity.<br /><br />Children teach joy; they remind you how to understand and feel all the emotions, especially the ones adults prefer to avoid, distract or deny.<br /><br />Children are the best mirror-of-self in my life, good and less positive, and I am grateful to count three "truth-tellers" among my favorite people. They make me a better person; they are an integral part of everyday happiness and energy for life, the day. <br /><br />I value the children and young adults/teens in my life who daily remind me ... life is good; there are always solutions to problems; we are never really alone; people care; we are loved; it will always be OK in the end.Juliananoreply@blogger.com