It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it, myself. ~ Joyce Maynard
I love quotes - it doesn't matter who says it so much as what is actually being said! I have never heard of half the people I often quote but that doesn't mean what they say doesn't ring a bell.
This quote in particular rings true on various levels - my father often said he had deviated from the paths his own father took. I wonder how many of his paths I will stick to for my little one, how many deviations I will make and most importantly, how many NEW paths I will create on my own. I only know that I cannot expect to NOT have any regrets. I have plenty of regrets for having stuck to tried and tested formulas. Some worked and some didn't. By that same logic, I must accept that something new and untested could possibly work too! I HAVE to believe it will!
I love quotes - it doesn't matter who says it so much as what is actually being said! I have never heard of half the people I often quote but that doesn't mean what they say doesn't ring a bell.
This quote in particular rings true on various levels - my father often said he had deviated from the paths his own father took. I wonder how many of his paths I will stick to for my little one, how many deviations I will make and most importantly, how many NEW paths I will create on my own. I only know that I cannot expect to NOT have any regrets. I have plenty of regrets for having stuck to tried and tested formulas. Some worked and some didn't. By that same logic, I must accept that something new and untested could possibly work too! I HAVE to believe it will!
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