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Unless You Are Like Children

5/3/2016

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Being a parent is not an easy job. It’s not that easy to teach young human beings how to enjoy and appreciate this life when maybe we didn’t enjoy it ourselves. So, let’s begin with looking at our children and learn from them before we try to teach something we don’t know or have forgotten.
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Yes, children are our teachers too. If we pay attention and learn from them, life would be heavenly for us all.
You might have read that Jesus said something like “unless you are like children you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.” No, this is not a Sunday class; it is only the understanding of a teaching and how it can benefit our lives now.

You see, I don’t see heaven as a place somewhere up there. Rather, I see it as an emotional state down here on earth -heaven on earth.

Heaven on earth is when you are hopeful, positive, happy, understanding, caring, joyful and feel satisfied while living in this world. It is when you are living most of your time in positive emotions of at least 60 as shown in The Joy Scale.

We're all born hopeful and eager for this earthly experience. But little by little, negative experience after negative experience, we begin to accumulate negative emotions and learn to live with them.
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That’s right; as we grow older we become used to living with those negative emotions. We don’t even know we’re doing it, we don’t even know how we’re doing it, and much less know how we’re going to go back to feeling good and happy again.

How are children?

I want to clarify that being like children is not the same as being childish. Adults being childish is being foolish and acting immature. Being a child is just being, being in the preset, no baggage, no drama. Toddlers are the best teachers.
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Here’s a small list of things I’ve learned from my children in the last few years:
  1. Children don’t see why everything is a big deal
  2. Children forgive fast and don’t hold grudges
  3. Children follow their instincts and are always striving for joy
  4. Children focus on the present and do only things they enjoy
  5. Children are eager for experience and don’t get discouraged when it’s not positive
  6. Children are persistent until they reach their goal
  7. Children want everyone to see what they’ve done and are not focused on perfection
  8. Children are humble and see all people as equal
  9. Children don’t have negative personality traits
  10. Children trust in a good future and expect to get what they desire
Next time you see children being children, let them be, observe and learn so you can also experience heaven on earth.

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Now tell me, what have you learned from children?
17 Comments
Rachel
5/4/2016 11:15:46 am

Lovely post, so much to learn from children.

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Claudia LeBaron Islas
5/4/2016 02:04:04 pm

So much indeed. Thank you for comment Rachel!

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Kathleen link
5/4/2016 06:42:52 pm

So many of those points are true!! If we could all see the world through a child's eyes the world would be a better place :)

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Claudia LeBaron Islas
5/4/2016 08:39:58 pm

It can be a better place for you... for now. As you live it, others will be inspired to do the same and their worlds will change as well :)

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Mandi Pimental link
5/5/2016 01:46:37 pm

I love this <3 I'm all about playing like a child to relieve stress.

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Claudia LeBaron Islas
5/5/2016 10:39:47 pm

I'm glad you love it Mandi ;)

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HeyDelia link
5/5/2016 03:12:19 pm

Once we grow up we realize why Peter Pan didn't want to grow up at all. Us as adults shoud remember that we were once children and let children enjoy that, and we should also let our inner child come out to play.

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Claudia LeBaron Islas
5/5/2016 10:41:13 pm

... and we should also let our inner child just BE. Thank you for your comment HeyDelia!

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Raewyn Sangari link
5/6/2016 10:25:36 am

This is so true! I have a daughter a little under a year old and I love to learn from her and see things from her perspective!

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Claudia LeBaron Islas
5/6/2016 09:22:17 pm

If we actually pay attention to them we will always learn something. Beautiful isn't it?

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Gloryanna @onlyaseason link
5/6/2016 12:10:35 pm

Yes!! This is so true!! There are many things I try to be intentional about and lots of times, it's capturing some of the traits of joyfulness in childhood.

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Claudia LeBaron Islas
5/6/2016 09:23:49 pm

You are doing it right Gloryanna! :)

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Chrissa - Physical Kitchness link
5/6/2016 07:53:55 pm

Ok this TOTALLY made my cry. I have a toddler, and saw everything your wrote through his sweet, innocent eyes. Thank you!

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Claudia LeBaron Islas
5/6/2016 09:31:50 pm

Oh Chrissa, I'm so glad you saw it too!! Isn't amazing how they "know" all this? We know it too, we just have forgotten. But now you know how to remember... going back to your child's eyes. Thank you so much for letting me know. Hugs :)

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Miriah link
5/7/2016 07:01:37 pm

This was exactly what I needed to read today. Thank you!!

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Claudia LeBaron Islas
5/9/2016 02:39:19 pm

You're most welcome! So glad you found your way here Miriah :)

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Colleen Cadiz link
5/10/2016 02:14:56 am

Beautiful post! I love your perspective on how children are. My one and only daughter is 3, and I also see the world as a more beautiful place because of her. xoxoxo

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