Perspective

Our fivesome (Jenny, Joel, Samuel, Ellie and myself) hit the park yesterday afternoon for some serious outside time in the nice weather. We had the usual time with Ellie running all over, bossing Joel around. Listening to her jabber made me wonder at what point in life do we began focusing so hard that we quit seeing things altogether? I see a park; Ellie sees Dino Park. I see a jungle gym; she sees (and names) every single color that can be found in sight. I see an open field; she sees the perfect place to play chase with Joel. It's refreshing to look at the world through a toddler's eyes. Noticing clouds, airplanes, the fact that the dog has his own legs, and the color of Joel's eyes instead of thinking about my to do list. She doesn't care about solving the world's problems but she's thrilled to tell me "that's funny, the slide is blue."