The Most Precious Gift
see all the reasons our dreams can't succeed, and fail to see all the reasons they can and should succeed. Do you remember your childhood dreams? Do you remember a time when you were unburdened by life's problems? Can you remember how to live in the moment, and put life into perspective?
We need to be reminded of simplicity. Children too frequently make the most profound statements because they have clarity of vision that we have lost. They help us see the world through their eyes, through the eyes we once had, with glaring simplicity.
I see quite clearly that my daughter is a gift to be cherished, and that every day is Mother's Day. I wish she knew she gives me "gifts" every single day without even knowing it. I wish she knew that it really "is" the thought that counts (and she had given this project a LOT of thought). I wish she knew that her laughter, her pensive nature, her insight, her ability to suspend disbelief, her ability to dream and dream big - undaunted by "self-imposed" limitations- are precious gifts that she shares with me everyday. She is sometimes silly, and lightens my day with her mirth in so many ways. She helps me reconnect with my previous silly self -the self I was before I grew cynical, suspicious, and guarded, before the weight of the world dragged me down. She uplifts me and makes me understand how so much of what we are, what we think and what we believe is self-imposed. She makes me understand that there is so much more joy, so much more widely available than we realize, and it is there for the taking - if we so choose.
She makes me realize that life is really pregnant with possibility.
In the end, I did get the gift she had hoped to give me . It was a wooden box. My neighbor and good friend, Thelma, saved the day and helped my daughter with the project on Sunday - Mother's Day - even though it took many hours. It is beautifully decorated, and will grace my coffee table for years to come. My daughter told me she wanted me to have a keepsake box. I will cherish this gift forever, and in it I will keep many things worthy of keeping, but my most precious gift of all, simply will not fit.
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