Oh, how I wish I had the heart of a child ~ a soft heart of freedom…able to freely love, freely give and freely forgive.
The ability to be unselfish with what they have and the desire to please.
To be resilient in the face of adversity and to not hold on to the bitterness of pain.
To have a unfailing faith in the unknown that is pure and strong.
A child has the freedom to smile, cry, laugh, and dance when the desire arises.
Oh, how I wish I had the heart of a child….
I was reading John Holt earlier today. He talked about how adventurous and curious children are when they are young-around 2 or 3 years old.
ReplyDeleteThat slowly begins to fade with all the rules of life. (And especially in the school system.)
I have Created to Be His Helpmeet. It is a really good book. Some of it is hard to take but I know it really helped me a lot. Being able to understand the type of man Gary was helped me.