What inspires me today?
Yesterday, my daughter spent ten minutes putting on her coat.
“I can do it, mommy!” she protested as she dug her arm in the first sleeve and proceeded with firm persistence to try to get her second arm in the second sleeve.
She tried following it, reminding me of a puppy chasing its tail. After about two minutes of that, her face scrunched up in determination, she tried using her knee to catch the dangling sleeve and do what…I have no idea.
Then she sat down, brought the end of the coat up and started digging for the sleeve. Had she reached it, she would’ve put it on inside out.
“Sweetie, I can help you,” I said softly, trying so hard not to laugh.”No, Mommy, I can do it.”
And again, she went back to chasing the sleeve around and around in circles. Then again, the knee, then she sat down on the floor and caught the sleeve, shoving her arm through in triumph.
What I learned: Never give up. Learn. And don’t care how you look as you chase your dreams.
What I learned: Never give up. Learn. And don’t care how you look as you chase your dreams.
“Life’s challenges are not suppose to paralyze you, there suppose to help you discover who you are.” Bernice Johnson Reagon
