GROWING ON
It’s hard to grow up — sometimes it’s down-right painful! But do we need to? Why? We all get to have birthdays — if we’re very lucky. But do we ever have to grow up? What does that even mean? Why can’t we just grow and keep growing — on and on and on?
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I’ve spent time with amazing young friends lately, and I am in awe of their goals and of their promise. They can change things. They will. People are good at different things; they often don’t see the special nature of their talent, because they live inside it. I can see it though, and I can tell them what I see.
I thought it was beautiful when a Mom I know paid tribute to her daughter, who was celebrating her 18th birthday. Mom quoted A.A. Milne. “There is something you must always remember: you are braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
