CHILDREN

The Kingdom of Heaven belongs to the children. One cannot enter without being like one of these.

WONDER – There is a pristine kind of joy in child like wonder. Something about seeing the world for the first time makes one conscious of the beauty of anything.  Every detail is appreciated and the breadth of the experience is felt to the core. Wonder is joy in experiencing and at the same time wholehearted gratitude for being where you are and experiencing life fully. This joy and gratitude build the Kingdom because it is loving creation.

AUTHENTICITY – A child laughs when something is funny, no matter how awkward or embaressing it might incidentally be for someone else. The child does this free of malice, and is just simply being hemselves. Being in tune with one’s emotions is a gift of understanding your soul. Just as God gave us a conscience to guide us, we are most at peace when we are aware of what we are feeling and authentic in expressing it constructively. Emotions are signposts of where changes are wanted or where desires are headed. A man who suppresses, denies, or supresses and doesnt acknowledge their emotions can never heal negative hurts and cannot fulfill positive desires. When we accept all emotions and assess them honestly, we can love and act auhentically.

LIVING IN THE PRESENT – Children are completely in the moment. Whether they are building a sand castle, learning to write or bawling their brains out, they are completely and wholeheaetedly involced with what they are doing. Just like effective prayers, a life of living in the present demonstrates a certain faith in God’s providence. God takes care of tomorrow. Now is what we are given, so we build sandcastles and focus on doing the best we can.

FORGIVING – Anytime a child is hurt or angry, they will cry, react and be mad, but if their friend says sorry, they carry on like nothing hapened. The depth of their forgiveness is also the wholeness of their healing. That is he secret of forgiveness that children have mastered. The more you forgive, the lighter you feel, the more freedom yoy have and the more happiness you feel!

Are their other traits of children that you enjoy that allow you to live more happily?

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