Through the eyes of a child

Is it any wonder children are such happy little things when you consider the world through their eyes? We could really learn a thing or two from them...

• When children wake up, they don’t mope around in bed dreading the day ahead. Instead, they leap out of bed, delighted to be awake and ready for the adventure that the day will bring. Even more wonderful is waking up to a rainy day. It does not instigate dismay that the washing won’t dry or that the lawn can’t be mowed...again. Instead, children love hearing it rain because it means muddy messy play and splashing in puddles! What fun!
• Children are experts at being in the present. When they are playing, they don’t think about pack up time, dinner time or nap time. They just enjoy the moment and believe everyone around them should be doing the same. I also love how children take pleasure in the smallest things, like blowing raspberries at each other or throwing water bombs and watching them splash on the ground. Simple little actions that result in fits of laughter and genuine joy at the experience of it.  
• A very precious element of childhood is that everything can be solved with a hug and kiss. It must be the most wonderful feeling in the world knowing that Mum or Dad will make everything OK, make every problem go away and turn every frown into a smile simply with a kiss, a cuddle and a few sweet nothings whispered in their ears.

Basically, children are so precious because they have not yet learnt to doubt themselves and worry about the world around them. Let them be children for as long as humanly possible because it is such a short period of their lives. Better yet, get involved with your children and dabble in puddle splashing and being fully present...it might just make your day a little bit brighter looking at it through the eyes of a child.