It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them.
Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other.
The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another’s, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things… I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind.
Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself.