Tuesday, December 1, 2009

"If I had My Child to Raise Over Again"

"If I had My Child to Raise Over Again"
By Diane Lemons (From Chicken Soup for the Soul)

If I had my child to raise all over again: I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later. I'd finger-paint more, and point the finger less. I would do less corrrecting and more connecting. I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes. I would care to know less and know to care more. I'd take more hikes and fly more kites. I'd stop playing serious and seriously play. I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars ...

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