Comments on: What I learned from children http://pmerrill.com/2010/02/what-i-learned-from-children/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-i-learned-from-children Paul Merrill Wed, 16 May 2012 16:17:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Middle Zone Musings » All Entries: What I Learned From Children http://pmerrill.com/2010/02/what-i-learned-from-children/#comment-5280 Middle Zone Musings » All Entries: What I Learned From Children Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:02:54 +0000 http://pmerrill.com/?p=1928#comment-5280 [...] What I learned from children, by Paul Merrill at Shiny Bits of Life [...] [...] What I learned from children, by Paul Merrill at Shiny Bits of Life [...]

]]> By: admin http://pmerrill.com/2010/02/what-i-learned-from-children/#comment-5273 admin Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:19:18 +0000 http://pmerrill.com/?p=1928#comment-5273 Love it Tim! Great point... Love it Tim! Great point...

]]> By: Tim http://pmerrill.com/2010/02/what-i-learned-from-children/#comment-5272 Tim Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:16:57 +0000 http://pmerrill.com/?p=1928#comment-5272 Great post! Small typo?? You write: "I have a choice – my fulfillment or theirs?" but obviously from the context you meant "my fulfillment or both of ours." :) Great post! Small typo?? You write: “I have a choice – my fulfillment or theirs?” but obviously from the context you meant “my fulfillment or both of ours.” :)

]]> By: Anastasia http://pmerrill.com/2010/02/what-i-learned-from-children/#comment-5270 Anastasia Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:22:40 +0000 http://pmerrill.com/?p=1928#comment-5270 There is no doubt that having children is the catalyst to looking beyond ourselves. And even looking at ourselves with a whole new perspective, hopefully causing us to want to be better, to love deeper and have a desire for our children to have more of the Truth, so they have a chance to exceed our expectations (even their own)!! There is no doubt that having children is the catalyst to looking beyond ourselves. And even looking at ourselves with a whole new perspective, hopefully causing us to want to be better, to love deeper and have a desire for our children to have more of the Truth, so they have a chance to exceed our expectations (even their own)!!

]]> By: Robert Hruzek http://pmerrill.com/2010/02/what-i-learned-from-children/#comment-5269 Robert Hruzek Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:24:11 +0000 http://pmerrill.com/?p=1928#comment-5269 I think children are remarkably clear mirrors into our own souls, Paul. What we are inside tends to be the same thing that comes out in them! I got married at 29, too, and I completely agree with your statement about how marriage expanded your capacity to love. It's a beautiful statement your children will eventually reflect, too. Hey, a tip o' the hat for the WILF entry! I think children are remarkably clear mirrors into our own souls, Paul. What we are inside tends to be the same thing that comes out in them!

I got married at 29, too, and I completely agree with your statement about how marriage expanded your capacity to love. It’s a beautiful statement your children will eventually reflect, too.

Hey, a tip o’ the hat for the WILF entry!

]]> By: admin http://pmerrill.com/2010/02/what-i-learned-from-children/#comment-5268 admin Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:27:48 +0000 http://pmerrill.com/?p=1928#comment-5268 You are right, Marti - we can learn a lot from animals too! You are right, Marti — we can learn a lot from animals too!

]]> By: Marti http://pmerrill.com/2010/02/what-i-learned-from-children/#comment-5267 Marti Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:28:50 +0000 http://pmerrill.com/?p=1928#comment-5267 Cats, of course, can be more demanding than children, as your picture suggests. But I don't think they grow our souls in the same way! Cats, of course, can be more demanding than children, as your picture suggests. But I don’t think they grow our souls in the same way!

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