Fayette-Mom: Inspiration amid the eye rolls
I feel like an awful person saying this, but sometimes, I just can't help but be a little sick of all the inspirational quotes that seem to be everywhere we look these days.
Posted — UpdatedI feel like an awful person saying this, but sometimes, I just can’t help but be a little sick of all the inspirational quotes that seem to be everywhere we look these days.
“Don’t worry. Be happy.”
I don’t know if my cynicism is born out of my years on the newsroom assignment desk, or if as I get older, my heart gets just a little harder.
Whatever the case, I look at my Facebook feed, littered with quote after quote after quote, and I just feel ….. tired. A little bored. And I ask myself, how can any of these sayings mean anything if I hear them all day, every day? Can we just save them, for like, special occasions, or times of hardship?
I know. That’s pretty bad.
Well, I’m finding now that it’s hard to be a cynic in the face of a 10-year-old, especially when it’s your child, and she and her brother are pretty much your whole world.
My daughter suffered a disappointment recently. I struggled to find the right words, to say the perfect thing to make the tears dry and the corners of her mouth turn up a little. Perhaps I shouldn’t have shunned all of those Facebook postings because I wasn’t having much success.
And then, I watched as Emma did it herself. She was consoled by using, you guessed it, inspirational quotes!
She found them on the Internet. As I read them through her eyes, through her heartbreak, there was no eye roll, no deep sigh. Just …peace. And, when I witnessed the healing power of those quotes, I felt nothing but awe and gratitude.
Here are a few of my favorites:
And the one most representative of my girl: “Don’t let anyone ever dull your sparkle.” (unknown)
Just one of the many things I love about being a parent: your children will knock the cynicism right out of you.
But, take note: I draw a firm line at emoticons :-).
Related Topics
• Credits
Copyright 2024 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.