Spending time with a 5 year old and a 2 year old for a weekend and then for 4 days could be enough to write 100 posts. Their boundless energy and curiosity kept me fascinated but also so tired! One of my favourite things is to watch a kid process and figure things out for themselves. We were at the beach and it was my turn to take the 2 year old to the ocean. It was only his second time seeing the waves and he was a little hesitant and slowly gained confidence while playing in the waves. He held on tightly to my hand at first and got scared a bit, he even fell over a few times. He brought with him a yellow scooper to play in the sand. He used this to test the waves, to scoop sand, to understand the currents. I could see him processing, assessing, figuring out the patterns. His little gears were turning. As he grew confident he was able to let go of my hand and experiment more and he would get more and more adventurous. Then as he got over confident, he would stumble and look to me for reassurance or would grab on again.
How might I bring the kid in me out? How do I give myself time to learn like a kid? Let’s allow ourselves to kid-around and learn what we can do on our own and when we need a helping hand. Let’s grow our balance and confidence in experimenting, repeating and processing.
How much wisdom does this kid have? Where do I find myself with the wisdom of child-like curiosity, awe of repetition and the wonderment of learning little by little? Wisdom is the kernel of knowledge that stays with you.
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