Lisa Williams Medium - Welcome to my world

I always wonder what to write sometimes, when my life is just, I suppose 'normal'. You know, work, being at home and spending time with those I love... so I sit and think... hmmm what do people need to hear and then I get this little voice that tells me.... It's so cool! I suppose some would say I was psychic! ha ha ha

And that is exactly what happened tonight, and what I was shown was a situation when I was a single mom, and I taught Charlie how to dress himself. I remember showing him how to put his trousers on, and I had to show him that the label went at the back and that he had to flick his trousers forward to get them straight and then he would put his feet in, and wiggle in to them.

Then once he couldn't wiggle any more he had to then, get on his feet and pull them up... I spent ages teaching him this one Sunday afternoon. He loved it... he was only about 2 at the time, but he was so independent that I thought why not, he has to learn some time.

He kept trying and trying but he couldn't get them straight... but we laughed and then I showed him again and then he tried again, and then he couldn't get the other leg straight, and then he tried again... and still couldn't get it straight. Eventually he looked at me, and flicked them down, and then toddled round to the ankles of the trousers and bent down, and straightened them!

Whoohoo my boy had used his head and figured out another way around the problem... he then put his feet in the, now straight trousers on the floor, and wiggled and shuffled his way into them, and stood up!

Ta dah!! He had put on his own trousers... he was SO pleased with himself.

But it made me realize that there are so many times in life that as adults we give up... but actually we don't see a way around the problem. We have to look at it from every angle. We can learn so much from kids, they have determination and belief that they can do it, with the right encouragement. And thats all it is... encouragement.

We sometimes say we can't do something even when we haven't tried... never give up!

Now of course there are things that we can't do or somethings that are hard to change, and fix, and then you have to walk away... but you are not giving up, unless you have tried to fix it. But you have to be honest and ask... have you given it your all... If the answer is yes... then you can walk away satisfied that you can't do anymore, but if the answer is no... then try again... you may be surprised what you can achieve!

Big hugs and I thought I would share that little story with you.

Lisa