Today, my runt showed me a few things. We were sitting on the couch and she was standing up talking to me. Suddenly, she released her grip on my hands. She fell to the couch, but instead of crying she was eager to stand back up. I helped her up and she released her grip again. She continuously fell and got back up. Then, she decided to lunge for her bottle. I caught her midair and she laughed about it. I learned a lot from these two seemingly insignificant moments.
First, I'm SO proud of her. No matter how many times she fell, she got back up and tried it again. She is far from being able to stand on her own, but who am I to say she can't try? She already knows that falling isn't failing. It just means you tried, but not hard enough. She kept on going. Kept fighting. She still hasn't accomplished it, but it isn't going to keep her down.
Second, she took a leap of total faith. She didn't know if she would succeed in getting what she wanted. She didn't know she could fall. She didn't care. She knew what she wanted and she was determined to get it. She took a leap of total faith hoping for the best.
I wish I could be more like that. I wish I could just lunge for my dreams and hope for the best. I hope she never loses either quality. A champion never stops trying no matter how often they fall. They keep going and hope for the best. They continue to fight even in the face of great adversity. So, I will let her fall. I will let her leap. I will always be there to catch her midair so she can laugh. I will always be there for my little champ :)
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
My little champ :)
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