* Make the Ordinary Come Alive

April 3, 2014

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Connection, Inspirations, Lighten Up, middle ground, New Perspectives

This is wonderful advice for parents. In this day and age of striving and achieving, showing our children how to live life fully.
Val x

Dr Bill Wooten

“Do not ask your children
to strive for extraordinary lives.
Such striving may seem admirable,
but it is a way of foolishness.
Help them instead to find the wonder
and the marvel of an ordinary life.
Show them the joy of tasting
tomatoes, apples, and pears.
Show them how to cry
when pets and people die.
Show them the infinite pleasure
in the touch of a hand.
And make the ordinary come alive for them.
The extraordinary will take care of itself.”

~ William Martin, The Parent’s Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents.

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8 responses to “* Make the Ordinary Come Alive”

nrhatch

Apr 3, 2014 at 10:31 am

Sometimes “good enough” is good enough. We don’t have to be superstars to have a superb life.

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Apr 3, 2014 at 3:57 pm
  
  😉 I’m with you there Nancy.
  
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ladyfi

Apr 3, 2014 at 11:33 pm

Wonderful advice!

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Apr 4, 2014 at 8:33 am
  
  Thank you Fiona. Val x
  
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barb19

Apr 4, 2014 at 12:31 am

Brilliant advice. Keeping our lives simple is the best way to live life to the full – sometimes we forget that. Taking pleasure in the little things can make our lives extra-ordinary.

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Apr 4, 2014 at 8:33 am
  
  Thank Barb. I agree, a simple life can be the most rewarding and fulfilling. Val x
  
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Graham

Nov 28, 2014 at 10:25 am

Excellent! Sometimes I believe it’s the children who teach us how to enjoy the simple things.

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Nov 28, 2014 at 11:47 am
  
  So true Graham. Thank you for stopping by!
  
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