Your Life

God has a plan for you and you’re not going to like it. Even for those of us who are grateful for our “plan”, we didn’t enjoy the difficulties. The Bible calls this “pruning” so we can grow.

We are exposed to all manner of dangers, but our instincts suggest we are prone to take risks. We are exposed to good and bad advice and examples. We tend to make our own choices. We have free will and need to be taught to choose wisely.

At birth, we are dependent on our mothers, fathers and family for food, drink, diaper changing, bathing and relating. We are not shy to cry when we are hurt, hungry or uncomfortable. We are also quick to smile for attention. When we are tired, we fall asleep.

We can move our hands and feet and our instinct is to crawl. We see the grown-ups standing and walking and talking, so we imitate them. We are allowed to explore and taught to use the toilet. We learn how to speak through observation. We are taught to read and dress ourselves.  We are taught to be careful not to hurt ourselves. We are taught to not break things. We learn our social skills by playing with other children. We are all unique. Kids are like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get.

As we grow up, we have the opportunity to discover our talents and interests.  These need to be considered to determine what we are good at and love to do. Those who identify these motivated abilities early have a good chance of success and happiness in life.  They find gratefulness.

My life-long friend Mike Peters started to watch Disney and draw cartoons at the age of 3. He had unique abilities. He loved humor and cartoons. He was a child prodigy. His cartoons were way ahead of his physical age. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Cartooning in 1981.

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Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader