Wise

My daughter, Beckett (7), had a hard time falling asleep last night. This is what she said was the problem.

"Everytime I close my eyes bad thoughts come up in my mind. Things that I said or did that were bad. The good thoughts don't come up because I know that if those things happen again, they will be good. But when I close my eyes, I can't stop those bad thoughts from coming."

And, then, always the rational one in the family, my husband, Mike, says: "Well, can't you just think about the good thoughts?"

If only we could....

She finally fell asleep, couldn't wake her up in the morning, almost late for school.

Then, this morning, my son, Maddox (6), asked me: "What do you do after I get on the bus? I guess if I stayed home sick, I would find out."

Ah, yes, we all spend our life in the self-centered, self-contained bubble. I mean, how could anyone's life "go on" without us?

I am learning a lot here in NEO!--Charry