Day #10 - Kids: 100 Days Gratitude Challenge 2017

Day #10 - Kids:
100 Days Gratitude Challenge 2017
Yesterday I went to a Baptism function of my friend’s granddaughter.  This child is just a month old and she looked wide-eyed and innocent at all the people who had come to wish and felicitate her and her parents. This is such a tender age and her parents are at a stage when they are painting on a blank canvas. Wonder if they are aware of that.
When I was a parent of a one-month-old boy I was not aware of the tremendous opportunity that I had at that time. I was so consumed with the day to day challenges of running a business and learning to adjust to my wife, her family and my family, all of whom had changed the minute our wedding day was over, that I did not have the time or the energy to do what I could have done then to paint a couple of masterpieces.
I am told that the first eight years of a child’s life on earth is so crucial because the child develops over 80% of their brain and their thinking skills by this time.  If a parent could be aware and invest some time in the development of the child’s brain in these early years, then their child would grow up into a happier and more successful human being
Even though I missed the opportunity at that time, I’m working hard on the balance 20% so I could at least make this portion count. I have to find better methods to be heard, to be understood so I can work with them without cheesing them off.
Children have the knack for touching us deeply as well as raking up all our sensitive points. They help us grow and develop into a better person so we could be a better example to them. Because of them, we learn to behave better and hold our self to a higher standard.
I’m grateful to my two boys because they have helped me grow and find ways to be a better person and a better father. They give meaning to our lives and the challenges that they present to us help us build more muscle and become more creative in dealing with people. Because of them I try harder, work smarter, go further, persist longer and never give up on my quest to do the best I can for them.

I thank God for the gift of fatherhood and I thank my boys for being who they are and I eagerly look forward to seeing who they are going to become.

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