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Ten lessons from a little girl

by Roger Sinasohn (Subscribe to Roger Sinasohn's posts)
Jan 20th 2008 4:01PM

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Filed under: Just For Dads, In The News

Edward Mills is a "Law of Attraction Coach, Teacher, Speaker and Writer" and, while I'm not exactly certain what that means, I do understand his interest in personal growth. I also understand when he says his four-year-old daughter is "one of my most effective teachers." I know I've learned more from my kids than I did from any teacher I ever had in school.

So it comes as no surprise that his list of "Top 10 Life Lessons I've Learned From My Daughter (So Far)" rings true for me as well. Each lesson he mentions is one I've experienced as have, I'm sure, many of you. Walking on walls (number five) is a good lesson to learn -- the point is that there are many opportunities for wonderment all around us but as adults, we tend to overlook them.

Many years ago, before I had kids, my dad and I ended up in Children's Playground in Golden Gate Park. He decided he was going to slide down the very long, very steep cement slides there, despite the fact that he could barely walk, let alone climb a hill like that. Determination, however, was one of his defining qualities, so he made it to the top and got positioned at the top of the slide, cane in hand. There are two slides, side by side; I sat in the other one so we could go down together.

Sitting there, at the top, looking down the hill, I have to admit I was a bit nervous. It had been a long time since I'd been on a slide, let alone one as big as that. Too often, I think, when we take our kids to the playground, we sit on the bench reading or talking while they run around having a grand old time. Perhaps we should be running around and climbing and jumping with them so we don't forget the simple joys that are all around us.

This is a good list that spells out explicitly a lot of things we could all stand to remember. Check it out and see if it matches what you've learned from your kids.

Tags: lessons, life, life lessons, LifeLessons, personal growth, PersonalGrowth

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