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It’s the Twinkle in Their Eyes-

It’s the twinkle in their eye! It’s the twinkle that tells a very important story of how children see and react to the world.  It is the “Ah hah” moments in a child’s experiences that are moments of discovery and understanding.  It’s the time when they connect the dots.  It is so exciting and perhaps one of the most special moments that if you are lucky enough, you get a glimpse of the response or they come to you full of excitement and absolute feelings of self-satisfaction. It is the stuff that builds their self-esteem and feeds self-love.  They need these moments when they are allowed to explore and experiment.  They find these discoveries of new understanding to be marvelous.  We on the other hand might see what they have unveiled as insignificant and non-essential. To our little explorers, these findings to them might be seen as being the greatest discovery to mankind.  Oh my goodness it is so magnificent to be an observer and watch them in action.

 Can you remember any of this excitement in your childhood? Can you remember how you felt when you discovered something for the first time, and knew you had  accomplished a magnificent feat all by yourself?  Do you still have those “Ah Hah” moments? Do you still get the twinkle in your eyes?  It is so important for us to still experience the wonder of exploring and discovering new elements in our world. There is a saying “ There is always more truth and knowledge to learn”.  Children are learning so much organically.  They see what we don’t see.  They hear what we don’t hear. Their 5 senses are on high alert. We are so busy being busy, that we miss so much of the finer nuances of the beauty and majesty of the world we live in.  If we tuned into the wisdom we are suppose to hold, then we would tap into the wonderment of our childhood and see the world when ever we could, through the eyes of a child. Trust me you will find joy and contentment there!