Children Are Our Future

What make us who we are?
I often ponder this do you?
I remember back when I was small and being pushed to be all that I could be.
And when I failed at some particular task, i was frequently was asked whether I was stupid or just lazy?

My step dad loved me but his love was tuff love. Love that was designed to get you angry and make you determined that you would never fail again!

Of course I did! And that is where my life started to unravel because every time I felt I failed I took my dad's place and was at the front of the queue to beat myself up. I don't think I have ever stopped!

Just that one act of misguided love created me as I am, living in fear of failing and so I became the self fulfilling prophesy.

I am a dad myself now. My two successes in my life, my very purpose,
are my two girls. I am so careful at what I say or don't say to them because I never want to take away their confidence or belief that they can achieve anything they want to put their minds to and if they don't, we'll that's ok too!

Children are truly the future for our existence on this planet. Think carefully about the impression you make upon them. They are not there to fulfil your dreams but to discover their own.

I pray my children will look back at their childhood and feel they were nurtured and loved to bits and never fear life as I have at times. Join me and treasure the privilege we have as Dad, Mum or grandparent and breath life, hope and happiness into their lives before measuring what they have or will achieve.