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While I was touched by boy’s persistence, I was equally touched by manner in which he ran. With each attempt, he looked so confident...so natural. No signs of fear, nervousness, or of being discouraged—as if he didn’t give a care about world around him. His only aim was to run freely and to do it as effectively as he could. He was just being a child—just being himself—being completely in moment. He was not looking for approval or was not worrying about whether someone was watching or not. He wasn’t concerned about being judged. He didn’t seem to be bothered by fact that maybe someone would see him fall (as there were others in park aside from him and his mother) and that it would be embarrassing if he did fall. No, all that mattered to him was to accomplish task or activity at hand to best of his ability. To run...and to feel experience of running fully and freely.
I learned a lot from that observation and experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in my many pursuits in life. Since then, I’ve always believed that in each of us is a little child with absolute courage. A child that has ability to run freely (or express himself fully and freely)—without a care for anything external—without a care for what people would say if he/she experiences a fall.
I believe that that courageous part of us, that courageous child within us all, will always be with us for as long as we live. We only need to allow it to emerge more fully. We only need to once again connect with that child within us—and give that child permission to run freely, just like that boy in park.
Gabriel Daniels publishes Confidence & Courage Tips...To Help You Realize Your Dreams. For tips, strategies, stories, quotes, and more... to empower and inspire you to take action...so you can get what you want out of life, visit his website at: http://confidencetips.blogspot.com (For article reprint details, please check the website’s License Information section.)