GROWING YOUNGER AND HAPPIER

Be Happy in LIFE Inspiration -

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul
 

It is amazing what we can learn from kids. Inexperienced and naïve, they have some truth they were born with and I wonder if we can borrow this naivety from them, until we also grow our happiness.

Learning from kids' perspective

Kids can teach us many lessons if we are only willing to listen, stay open and understand, if we just change the perception that time is the only parameter needed for growth and that growing wiser is better than growing older.

Here are 20 things we can learn from kids (but I believe there are many more).

20 things we can learn from kids

We can learn to laugh from kids. It is very healthy to laugh. Some say it is a great medicine, I know so many adults who could use this medicine. Do some laughter therapy and you will see.

We can learn from kids to cry and forget everything three seconds later after getting a kiss.

1.   We can learn from kids to miss school during school holiday. I know many people who can get sick just thinking of going back to work after a holiday. My mom used to say that after a holiday, she needs 3-4 days to rest, but kids area ready for action again.

2.   We can learn from kids to get up at 6am on weekends to enjoy their day off and make the most of every second of it. I know many adults who use the weekend to sleep in (I do not have that pleasure, because we have something that starts early every weekend).

3.   We can learn from kids to look in the mirror at messed up hair and clothes in weird colors and say "cool" to the reflection with a big satisfied grin. I have learned it from my kids, although I do not do it so well (yet).

4.   We can learn from kids to draw for the fun of drawing without the need to please anyone or criticize every creation.

5.   We can learn from kids to make everything into a game - to see life as a playground, the living room sofa as a jumping castle, the bathtub as an ocean and the dining table as the palace ceiling - oh, what a life we could have!

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