Notable Quotes #61
Posted by revolutioncafe on December 23, 2008
December 23, 2008
Notable Quotes #61
Good Afternoon!
Can you believe it?!?! Only 2 more days until Christmas!!! I can’t wait…One reason is this will be Myla’s 1st Christmas that she can actively participate it. (Last year she was 2 weeks old) There is nothing more satisfying that seeing the joy on children’s faces as they unwrap gifts. She likes the bags more than the toys sometimes but I was over-ruled when I mentioned getting her a bag of bags. Go figure! Here are the quotes:
A three year old child is a being who gets almost as much fun out of a fifty-six dollar set of swings as it does out of finding a small green worm.
Bill Vaughan
Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in everything.
Giacomo Leopardi
I don’t know about you, but Christmas brings out the kid(s) in almost all of us. My two nephews have such a passion for Christmas that it almost seems unreal. Not only do they have a passion for Christmas, but they both have a passion and zeal for life like nothing else. Most kids have that same fearless, determined, raw passion that helps to shape and mold them to the individuals that they become. I have often wished for just a portion of that passion and zeal! Kids are not afraid of failing; if it doesn’t work out they try again until it does. Many times to the disdain of the parents or adults, they don’t take “NO” for an answer. They know just how far they can push the envelope…and then go just a little bit farther! Just think of what “adults” could accomplish if we had the attitude/mindset of a child. We wouldn’t be afraid to make a mistake or even to fail. We would take our bumps and bruises…get up and go again even harder! Think about when you first learned to ride a bike or swim…You were determined to conquer the bike or the pool. Maybe you had friends that were already riding without training wheels; maybe you wanted to play with the big kids in the deep end, but you were confined to kiddie pool! Life is like that in numerous ways. We may want different things but our fears and mental road blocks keep us from achieving what we desire and want.
This Christmas season take note of the children all around and watch them as they tear the presents open. If they get a bike, watch at how long it takes them to beg and plead with the adults to go outside and help them ride; then take what you have seen and ask yourself how you can apply that to your life and your goals. Don’t let fear knock you out of the game before it even starts, rather take hold of your fears, face them head on and have the passion and zeal for life as a child does and go a reach your dream!
Until Next Time,
Heath
