Here is the blog challenge issued by Gaye on ScrapShare:
Life Lessons: When was the last time you had a life lesson -- one that made you feel "BETTER" about "YOU"? It doesn't have to be a life altering lesson; it can be something small, it can be something very minor, but it must be a life lesson And it must be a GOOD life lesson. What is it?
Every day I learn life altering lessons in perspective.
I have four children who teach me on a daily basis how to acknowledge events and happenings and move on. Especially the two younger kids: they shake off anything negative and simply move forward onto the next adventure. They remind me that I'm doing a job: a very important one. I am raising four small beings to be great adults. I have to listen closely to their issues and give them the best possible advice for them. Not for me. I must be unselfish, unbiased and kind. I must give them the tools and confidence to make decisions that will keep them true to themselves.
They make me kinder, gentler, patient, thoughtful, more resilient and less stuck on "perfect". They also make me more driven, determined and passionate about making their lives fulfilling and challenging on a daily basis. After all, I'm preparing them to go out and change the world. Not for the world to change them.
All four of them are able to remind me that though I may be a speck in the universe that, for right now, I am their world, to them.
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