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Category Archives: Children
The Beauty of Love
Flying home at the end of a business trip yesterday, I was seated across the aisle one seat back from a twenty-something mother with a tiny infant in her arms and kindergarten aged boy seated next to her. Watching them … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, Love
Tagged caring about others, heart warming, joy
Inspiring His Father
If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn . . . If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight . . . If a child lives with fear, he learns to be apprehensive . . . … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Inspiration, Learning from kids
Tagged feelings, growing-up, rediscovering the child within
The Bad Seems So Much Smaller Now
While the resolution of the image above is weak, the message it carries is strong. Many children not having enough to eat is a common reality. And it’s not only in some foreign country. Statistics say around 1 in 5 … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Seeing 'what is', What really matters
Tagged gratitude, growing-up, little things
Living Messages
Having never done a word count on any blog I placed here, it surprised me to find the count is as high as it is. The low side is six hundred and high range is approaching eight hundred words for an average of roughly … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Joy, Learning from kids
Tagged caring about others, childhood, heart warming
A Little Positive Trail Behind Me
The innocence of a child can be especially touching. For me that’s true partly because some of my innocence was stolen as a kid and partially because living has softened me over time. While the story below is just that, … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Embracing life, Kindness
Tagged caring about others, heart warming, learning to be happy
A Little Advice
My son and his lady dear are away on a month-long experience in Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand in celebration of achieving his doctorate. He posts photos and recaps of each day on a travel blog. I’m touched by the smiles … Continue reading
