Today I am Thankful for my Nieces

Today I am thankful for my nieces

I would like to say just how important these children are in my life…..

There is something to be said for the innocent intelligence that these little creatures possess. Every single time I get to be near my nieces whether it is on the phone or in person they teach me valuable lessons. Life jades us as adults and often times our knowledge of a truth somehow clogs our vision…. Clogs our ability to think beyond ourselves, these little ones aren’t handcuffed by reality, but freed by imagination and the lack of line drawn between the two.  Their failures rarely stop them from diving right back in and they take the time to celebrate each success. They accept that they are wrong, and say that they are sorry, and if you say you are sorry to them, they move on, they forget and forgive. How do we lose our way? Why do we hold onto the past? Why do we stop celebrating and start focusing on failure? How do we let reality handcuff us to a lack of imagination?

Today, my oldest niece Alex was having a bad day; her friend had stayed the night and seemed to be having a great time with her little sister….. This is NO GOOD…. She really was upset, and the more upset she got, the more she had a point to prove….  She was in a funk; her younger sister was ruining her life…. All of a sudden she found a reason to start having fun, she made a choice. Now why can’t we as adults make a choice to have fun?

She was able to distract herself, she was able to let go of the problem and move forward.

I am thankful for my Nieces today…..