Friday, February 19, 2010

What shall I write?


Today as I considered what to write and it occurred to me that we all have millions of thoughts in a day's time but most just come and go unnoticed. We teach our children to listen to their teachers, to listen to their elders and to listen to us but we seldom talk to them about listening to their inner voice. Wouldn't be nice if we taught children to pay attention to their thoughts and dreams. To get to know their likes and dislikes so that when they start to create their life, they will have a better idea of what they truly want for themselves. I know that when I finished High School I had no idea what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. I spent my first three years of college listening to what others thought I shouldn't do and it never occurred to me to tell them that it wasn't their decision to make. I'm not saying that we should stop guiding our children in their choices, we have more life knowledge and experience than they do but I am saying that we need to emphasize the importance of getting to know yourself and trusting in your abilities and your creative energy because you are the one that will spend the rest of your life, in your life.