Focused

          I am a naturally energetic person (normally). Growing up this level of energy was misunderstood. Some labeled it hyperactive (or ADHD), while others noticed I had a hard time with focus. Last night at playtime with our son this hit me hard: it was focus I lacked then (and sometimes still do), and this has channeled this energetic side of me into something constructive (that and aging). 

           Fast forward forty some years to now and I see our son with this energy level. I see how there's an opportunity to help him harness this wild gift for something constructive and good. The irony though is I can't exactly nail down HOW it was focused then. Usually the moments I get to help him with this is when the insight God has given me tends to just come out. I can't plan it, schedule it, or own it in anyway. As I consider this rather frustrating fact, I strangely find grace and freedom here though. How I find it is by listening and watching as Jesus leads and being as engaged as possible in the present. When I am focused this way I don't have to control anything, OR subject the end results of helping our energetic son use his energy well to MY OWN LIMITED understanding (something that will be catastrophic all around). 

             It's not easy to approach these moments this way (especially for someone who likes SOME kind of structure), but it grows ALL involved, and I'm all about growing in life (for me AND ALL AROUND ME). 

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