We Put Our Pants On When We Put Our Pants On:
Lessons from Little People
It would consist, of course, of big life lessons from the little ones in our lives. This was inspired by one of Wendi's twins saying this, all matter-of-factly, to Jen when she was worrying about timing. She, of all people, should know better because no one I know has more perfect timing. The whole universe aligns to make sure timing is exactly right for her. She is usually quite aware of this and trusts it completely. This day she was worried, and Kody or Max said to her, "Don't worry, Jen, we put our pants on when we put our pants on." This made her smile and put everything in perspective. She stopped choosing stress and embraced the flow of the day.
Three year old Maggie, after watching Cinderella, told her mom "Cinderella's step mother and sisters are mean because they don't get enough love." This lesson goes along with one of The Four Agreements: Don't Make Assumptions. Maggie was not willing to hate these women as we were all so quick to (myself with great fervor). She did not assume they were just plain mean. How many times have our paradigms shifted around someone we assumed was "just plain mean?" There is always a story under the mean. All people want to be loved. When are we ever going to learn this?
Jen took four year old Cortez to feed her neighbor's cat, as they were away on vacation. When they got there, Cortez asked, "Doesn't this cat have a human?" This, in no uncertain terms, defines the reality of the cat-human relationship.
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I love this book idea and think we should keep it going, here, with more stories of kids getting it right. Then we can share it for free...which is how Jen would want it anyway. Or we could publish it together and collect a gazillion dollars to use for vacations! Jen would like that, too.
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