Love Life and Live Your Purpose – Introduction

Well, after much ado, I have completed my site remodeling. Phew, that was some task! Credit where it is due – WordPress came to the fore and walked me through the maze, thank you WordPress.

If you missed my ‘Important Notice,” go to home for the whole story.

Why the change of ethos? I have some engaging and uplifting essays and stories to share with you in future posts

So, below is my first post on the new ethos and framework. These will embrace aspects of love, life, and our individual purpose in this wonderful life.

Our Minds are Goldmines

” If you teach a child to appreciate eating nutritious foods, you have a healthy adult in the making. If you teach that child how food is sourced, you will see the makings of an adult that will never want.”

Where am I going with this? We all know that our minds are potent instruments.

While making notes at my favorite coffee stop this morning, I watched a fascinating animation between a man and a toddler. The child was probably between the ages of 12 and 18 months.

I first noticed this man bending down over the toddler, who was wearing a romper, in the doorway of the busy Tesco supermarket that enclosed the coffee shop. He gently lifted the child onto her feet by gripping the romper and set her into walking mode.

Off she went, steadying herself with arms outstretched, looking like a Duracell bunny. The man (I assume he was her father) walked behind her at a hand length but did not try to stop her from going through the front door. She happily proceeded on her adventure, heading for the shopping cart storage. Once again, there was no trying to prevent or guide her away from the shopping carts. From there, she walked toward the roadway at the storefront. Acting promptly, the man took her hand, and much to my surprise (and a little shock, too), when traffic subsided, he let her walk over the zebra crossing unaided in front of him. She continued to the other side of the crossing, then along the pedestrian walkway through the carpark!

I am telling you this story because of the lesson it portrayed to me. From my view, I saw love in action through the simplicity of human life. The man lifted the child from her crawling on the floor to standing. Maybe he said, “You’ve already learned to walk, so stop crawling.” From there, he allowed her to choose her own direction. Here, the purpose was revealed in the man’s actions – possibly to teach the child not to fear but to explore and discover. Many an exasperated parent would have lifted her up and put her back into her buggy, where she would probably have screamed in frustration and then had a pacifier pop into her mouth.

There’s more. I think the man was working on developing the toddler’s mind, allowing her the freedom to decide what she wanted to do and thereby teaching her freedom of expression and experiencing adventure. In sixty-odd years of adult life, I have never seen the like. What do you think?

I will continue sharing on the theme ‘Our Minds Are Goldmines.’ in a month or sooner. You are welcome to visit our contact page, where, if you complete the form, WordPress will send you a notification of my posts.

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Until next time

Blessings

Peter-James Pienaar