I love Hellen Keller’s words.
They touch me deeply. They give me peace. They make me smile.
They are such a treat:
“Anyone who, out of the goodness of his heart,
speaks a helpful word,
gives a cheering smile,
or smooths over a rough place in another’s path
knows that the delight he feels
is so intimately a part of himself
that he lives by it.
The joy of surmounting obstacles
which once seemed unremovable,
and pushing the frontier of accomplishment further
– what a joy is there like unto it?
If those who seek happiness would only
stop one little minute and think,
they would see that the delights they really experience
are as countless as the grasses at their feet
or the dewdrops sparkling upon the morning flower”
Motherhood is a place of such personal growth.
Our children allow us to speak helpful words, give cheering smiles, and smooth over their paths even when we are feeling like all obstacles are unremovable.
Being a parent is true happiness. Parenting allows us to stop and smell the flowers, experience life, believe in miracles, seek them and make them happen. Our children ground us in deep faith and point out the beauty of life.
I am thankful for my children because my delights are countless and today I can smile!
When we improve a child’s life, the life we change is our own.
Founder of the Positive MOM® and creator of the S.T.O.R.Y. System: a blueprint to craft and share powerful stories that will transform your results and help others do the same. Dr. Elayna Fernández is a single mom of 4, an award-winning Storyteller, Story Strategist, and Student of Pain. She’s a bestselling author, internationally acclaimed keynote speaker, and 5x TEDx speaker. She has spoken at the United Nations, received the President’s Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award, and was selected as one of the Top Impactful Leaders and a Woman of Influence by SUCCESS Magazine. Connect with Elayna at thepositivemom.com/ef and follow @thepositivemom. To receive a gift from Elayna, click HERE.
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