Hope you had a great father’s day yesterday celebrating and spending time with your families. Here’s a great reminder for us on not only what our kids can teach us, but also looking at situations from a different perspective.
“A Lesson in Heart”
from a 3rd Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul
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A lesson in “heart” is my little 10 year old daughter, Sarah, who was born with a muscle missing in her foot and wears a brace all the time. She came home one beautiful spring day to tell me she had competed in “field day” – that’s where they have lots of races and other competitive events.
Because of her leg support, my mind raced as I tried to think of words of encouragement for my Sarah, things I could say to her about not letting this get her down – things I have heard many famous coaches tell the players when they were faced with defeat- but before I could get a word out, she looked up and said, “Daddy, I won two of the races!”
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I couldn’t believe it! And then Sarah said, “I had an advantage.”
Ahhh. I knew it. I thought she must have been given a head start…. some kind of physical advantage. But again, before I could say anything, she said, “Daddy, I didn’t get a head start…. my advantage was I had to try harder!”
That’s heart! That’s my Sarah.
- Stan Frager
No matter what obstacles you may be facing, if you try with all your heart you never know what you can accomplish.
Jen
