Last night I attended the Christmas concert at my son's primary school. It's always heart warming to watch the kids sing their songs and co-ordinate the "moves" they've been taught to go along with the festive music.
As I watched and listened to the enthusiastic singers pleasing the crowd I remembered the Christmas concerts I've been to over the years watching all three of my children.
Children are so precious. For each and every one of them on the stage last night I hope that their Christmas concert can be one of many happy memories they can stash away and remember fondly.
We all need to create a bank of memories so that when life flings us less favourable experiences we can remember better times, reminding ourselves that all things are transient and the good and the bad will pass.
When you're having a bad time don't let your headmind convince you that this is how it is, or that this is the way it will stay.
Be grounded and remind yourself of even the smallest lovely thing that happened to you recently.
"A life-long blessing for children is to fill them with warm memories of times together. Happy memories become treasures in the heart to pull out on the tough days of adulthood." - Charlotte Davis Kasl
mmmm, perhaps this is my problem! Hopefully making nice adult ones works in the same way??
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! I think there are many adults who don't have a great bank of memories from their own childhood - but it's never too late to start creating your own for yourself and those closest to you! x
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