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Children and Elders
Deep down we all know that children are a gift. In every newborn child
we can see the dawn of a better world. Within each of us, that child
with all its promise is always present.
Old people, too, are a gift, one which our society too often fails to
appreciate. They offer us the wisdom of a whole lifetime’s experience.
They represent the roots of our past and all the brave suffering that
has gone into making us what we are.
When we think about children and elders, we’re reflecting on our
own lifetime and how it is all interconnected. In the child, there is
the seed of what we become, and in the oldest of us, there is still the
child full of possibilities. As Rumi said, “no one will know my
true name until my last breath goes out.” No one – not even
we ourselves -- will know who we really are until our life is completed.
And yet it will be complete in every moment if we live it gratefully.
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Strengthening
Your Inner Child Through Gratefulness - Right now, a beautiful
child full of promise is there inside of you, just waiting to leap,
skip, dance, and above all, look at every moment with fresh eyes.
Harvesting
the Past Gratefully - As we grow older, we come up against
diminishments of various kinds: less energy, less mobility
of the joints, less quick recall of names, less this and
that. But in one respect, we are constantly increasing...
Childlike
Joy message board - Share your gratefulness for the gift
of childhood and for those moments in your adulthood when
you
saw the
world with fresh eyes.
Caring
for Children message board - Share your joys as well
as your challenges in caring for children.
The
Gift of Elders message board - Share your gratefulness
for the gift of old age: both the stresses and the blessings
of old
people.
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