Monday, February 21, 2011

"If I Had My Child to Raise All Over Again"


Always on the lookout for words of practical wisdom, I came across the following poem by author Diane Loomans:




If I had my child to raise all over again,
I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I'd fingerpaint more, and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I would care to know less and know to care more.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
I'd see the oak tree in the acorn more often.
I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.
I'd model less about the love of power,
And more about the power of love.

Retrieved from Scrapbook.com, February 21, 2011
http://www.scrapbook.com/poems/doc/11/14.html
 Used with permission

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