random ponderings
Perspective. I've acquired a lot of it over my life. Wisdom comes with age, right? This last year has been full of perspective and enlightenment about myself. Realizing things I didn't know. Or more accurately didn't want to admit. I hate being wrong. I think most people do. Having kids taught me that if I expected them to own up to their mistakes that I had to walk the walk. When I mess up with them? I lose my temper, I forget to do something I said I would do, I do something that hurts their hearts? I apologize. Because they need to know that it's okay be human and make mistakes. We all do. And it's okay. But be honest. What I also hope to teach them...and I think the only way to teach is through action...is that you have to trust but you must do so carefully and wisely. And you can't have the wisdom to be cautious until you've been hurt. And the ones you least expect to hurt you are probably the...