Recently, my family went RVing.

One morning, our 6 month old was crying, still in the pack-n-play, while we organized for the day. My wife and I were exhausted from the restless night and the night before. Our 2 year old had an ear ache and was also crying.

Then in the middle of this high anxiety moment, our oldest began to sing.

Standing over the pack-n-play, reaching down rubbing his baby brothers head, in the sweetest little voice, sang Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

Everything stopped.

In that moment, the entire day was re-routed.

His ability to spark joy in places I couldn't image is beyond my comprehension.

Sometimes it's hard to pull back the layers of my weariness to embrace the innocence and joy in some of these moments. They don't always stop us in our tracks or make us smile. But I'm continuing to challenge myself to allow it to.

I think we can all learn something from children in this way.

While experience is an excellent teacher, life has callused our mind and stolen our own innocence.

We can all use a bit of innocent joy in our life. Embrace it.

- Chad Vrla
Founder of TheIntentionalFather.com

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