Yesterday I had an eye opening experience. The kind you hope you never forget. The times that will change your outlook on life. It was a "Beautiful" moment.
We were at Disneyland and getting off the magical Small World ride. The whole ride lite up when we were waiting to disembark. AHHHHH so nice! Then we went to the stroller and WHAM, someone had stolen our youngest's baby blanket!
1st reaction-ANGER! Who would do that? That's pretty low, like taking money out of a blind beggars cup.
2nd reaction-Talk about it.
3rd reaction-The questions. How am I going to put my kid to sleep and explain why she doesn't have the blankie she has slept with every nap and bed time for the past 2 years & 10 months!
Then it hit me--My perspective, my outlook is going to form my child's outlook. The big things in our life seemed like a cake walk in trusting in God and knowing He was going to take care of the situations. But the little everyday things that go on that they are going to remember and repeat my/our actions.
So rather than ranting about the dirt bag who would take a baby blanket out of a stroller. I choose to focus on what we did have and told my daughter that maybe someone else needed it more then we did. Of course she was satisfied with that and we ended up having a great time.
I am reminded that the darkness of this world can not rule if I just turn on the LIGHT!
We were at Disneyland and getting off the magical Small World ride. The whole ride lite up when we were waiting to disembark. AHHHHH so nice! Then we went to the stroller and WHAM, someone had stolen our youngest's baby blanket!
1st reaction-ANGER! Who would do that? That's pretty low, like taking money out of a blind beggars cup.
2nd reaction-Talk about it.
3rd reaction-The questions. How am I going to put my kid to sleep and explain why she doesn't have the blankie she has slept with every nap and bed time for the past 2 years & 10 months!
Then it hit me--My perspective, my outlook is going to form my child's outlook. The big things in our life seemed like a cake walk in trusting in God and knowing He was going to take care of the situations. But the little everyday things that go on that they are going to remember and repeat my/our actions.
So rather than ranting about the dirt bag who would take a baby blanket out of a stroller. I choose to focus on what we did have and told my daughter that maybe someone else needed it more then we did. Of course she was satisfied with that and we ended up having a great time.
I am reminded that the darkness of this world can not rule if I just turn on the LIGHT!
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