Today's post is compliments of Matt Rodgers (a.k.a. Bring the Hope’s resident intern). When he isn’t winning t-shirt contests or studying public relations and advertising at Ball State University, he’s either watching a movie, working a second job or playing the nerdiest sport ever invented: disc golf. You can contact him at marodgers@bsu.edu. Here is what's on Matt's mind...
I swore to myself at the beginning of this summer that I would slow down and enjoy life at a more relaxed pace. Yeah, that hasn’t happened.
In between family, work and trying to lose some weight, I’ve somehow managed to find that half my summer break is gone. I’m not complaining; it’s been a complete blast. Even so, living life at too quick a pace eventually wears you down. Fortunately, I have some nieces and nephews to give me some perspective.
Nothing cheers me up faster than happy kids do. Their bubbly laughter, their cute-yet-hilarious comments. One minute they’re hiding from scary-monster-grandpa and the next they’re jumping up and down on him like they’re in some sort of miniature mosh pit.
Time seems to move slower for kids than it does for the rest of us. A half-hour commute doesn’t seem too bad to adults, but a 15-minute drive to Grandma’s house is endless to a four year old. The same goes for the happy moments too; the community pool is full of monsters that need splashed and the Children’s Museum holds more secrets than can be discovered in one visit.
Spend some time with the kids in your life. Get down in the dirt and play a little. It’ll make you smile, and maybe even renew within you that sense of hope and joy every happy kid has.
In between family, work and trying to lose some weight, I’ve somehow managed to find that half my summer break is gone. I’m not complaining; it’s been a complete blast. Even so, living life at too quick a pace eventually wears you down. Fortunately, I have some nieces and nephews to give me some perspective.
Nothing cheers me up faster than happy kids do. Their bubbly laughter, their cute-yet-hilarious comments. One minute they’re hiding from scary-monster-grandpa and the next they’re jumping up and down on him like they’re in some sort of miniature mosh pit.
Time seems to move slower for kids than it does for the rest of us. A half-hour commute doesn’t seem too bad to adults, but a 15-minute drive to Grandma’s house is endless to a four year old. The same goes for the happy moments too; the community pool is full of monsters that need splashed and the Children’s Museum holds more secrets than can be discovered in one visit.
Spend some time with the kids in your life. Get down in the dirt and play a little. It’ll make you smile, and maybe even renew within you that sense of hope and joy every happy kid has.
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