We can all learn some really important and valuable life lessons from my 1 1/2 year old. This morning we started off on the wrong foot, when I gave him something to eat that he was not in the mood for and then put him in his crib with some of his favorite toys for some down time while I tended to our newborn. He was crying and crying...To an outsider, it might have sounded like he was inconsolable. But as his Ima, I knew just what to do. I put on a song he loves and went into his room dancing. Sooner than I knew it, my little boy's tears stopped and fits of giggles and laughter replaced them. My boy started dancing in his crib, clapping his hands and laughing up a storm. He'd forgotten completely that 2 minutes before, he was really upset.
How much better would our lives be if we could let go of our sadness, frustration and anger as quickly as my sweet boy did? How much happier would we all be if when we feel upset, instead of allowing those feelings to grow and confine us, we could break into some kind of fun/silly dance and all of those unproductive and limiting feelings would simply vanish into thin air?
We often don't realize it, but our kids can be our best teachers.
With Love,
Cigal
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