Wednesday, September 06, 2006
grinning
my youngest daughter gave me an envelope the other day. she had written the word "dad" across the front and had placed a golden star where a stamp would typically go. inside was a note/drawing that she had prepared. it said "wild tiger" across the top. followed by a line that identified who it was "to" and who it was "from." and finally, in the middle of the page, she had drawn a heart with the words "wild tiger" repeated in its center and five exclamation points. i have absolutely no idea what she is referring to or intending with this note/drawing, but i was grinning from ear to ear. thanks kiddo.
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The most blessed among us are loved with a fierce love! :)
"Within every person there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. His name is Wild Man her name is Wild Woman but they are an endangered species. Though the gifts of the wildish nature come to us at birth, society's attempt to "civilize" us into rigid roles has plundered this treasure, and muffled the deep, life-giving messages of our own souls. Without Wild Man or Wild Woman, we become over-domesticated, fearful, uncreative, trapped."
You said in a previous post that you would like to lose your inhibitions and act more like a kid around your kids and that you would like to do a better job of living in the moment. Perhaps the note/drawing that your daughter made and gave to you is inspiration for those two goals.
author Clarissa Pinkola Estes
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