My Son

"Dear Little One, I wish two things:
To give you roots ...
and to give you wings..."

SUCCESS
"To laugh often and love much;
to win the respect of intelligent persons,
the approval of honest citizens and the affection of children.
To endure the betrayal of false friends;
to find the best in others;
to give of one's self;
to leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition.
To know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
---This is to have succeeded."
EMERSON

Why God Made Little Boys

God made a world out of His dreams
of majestic mountains, oceans and streams,
prairies and plains and wooded land,
then paused and thought,
"I need someone to stand on top of the mountains,
to conquer the seas,
explore the plains and climb the trees.
Someone to start out small
and grow sturdy and strong like a tree,"
and so...He created boys.
Full of spirit and fun,
to explore and conquer,
to romp and run,
with dirty faces and banged up chins
with courteous hearts and impish grins.
When He had completed the task He'd begun
He surely said, "That's a job well done."

Part of ADHD is the impulsivity.
Quick thinking and acting.
...But that is not a bad thing.
Many great people in history have had it.
Whether formally diagnosed or not.
They are our genius', explorers, inventors, our Einstein's.
They are the movers and the shakers,
that make things happen in this world.
With proper guidance they can and will move mountains.

To laugh
is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep
is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out for another
is to risk involvement.
To expose your feelings
is to risk exposing
your true self.
To place your ideas,
your dreams,
before a crowd
is to risk their loss.
To love
is to risk not being loved in return.
To live
is to risk dying.
To hope
is to risk despair.
To try
is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken,
because the greatest hazard in life is to do nothing.
Persons who risk nothing
do nothing
have nothing
and are nothing.
They may avoid suffering and sorrow
But they cannot
learn,
feel,
change,
grow,
love,
or live.
Chained by their attitudes
They are slaves,
for they have forfeited their freedom.
Only a person who risks is free.