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The other day at lunch we were sitting down with our new friend, Tori, who has spiked out, short black hair, works on cars and develops video games. Tori is such a champ. We were asking her about the life-cycle of her AH-mazing hair (which is really what us girls spend half our lives talking about) she told us she was born a blonde.... none of us at the table believed her so she whipped out the most beautiful photo of herself as a little girl. In the image Tori was about three-years-old and she was eating an ice cream cone, half of it was dripping down her face. I loved everything about it. And of course, Tori did in fact have bleach blonde hair.
Aside from my shock that this was the same person, it really made me think... I wish it was federal mandate that all of us were required to walk around with big necklaces around our necks displaying a photo of ourselves when we were children. Photos of ourselves in that completely uninhibited state of mind (preferably eating ice cream!!). First of all, it would no doubt bring about a lot of interesting conversation, but more importantly, I think if we could just view one another as children we would have a greater capacity for grace, compassion and understanding. Whenever I get frustrated with someone, I just try and think of them as the awesome tiny human that they once were... because after all, we are all just a little taller, a little fatter, and with some slight to extreme hair modifications.
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Couldn't agree more.
:) :) :)
Couldn't agree more.
:) :) :)
Couldn't agree more.
Love this Sarah!!
Sarah...thank you...thank you for seeing the world the way you do and for sharing it with us all!! much love from the land of AUZ!
Sarah...thank you...thank you for seeing the world the way you do and for sharing it with us all!! much love from the land of AUZ!
That is a fantastic thought. :)
What a beautiful way to think. Thanks for this, Sarah :)
What a beautiful way to think. Thanks for this, Sarah :)
ha, so true. that's a great perspective. :)
Good idea! :)
beautiful insight
funny. yeah, this is a good idea. everyone's constantly saying how much my 14 month old looks just like his daddy... yes, he does... but they say that mostly because of his extremely blonde hair, that his dad also has... only I had super blonde hair too when I was his age, and nautis (my son) actually looks so much like how i looked... grrr!
I took a photo of myself like this, for that reason. it's up on my old blog. this photo just reminded me of that.
so true how much people change as they grow up - what a great way to see things!
How great would that be?? Awesome idea! :)
Wow such an awesome idea. I train and work with teachers who work with students with severe behavior and psychiatric disorders. I am going to use your idea..it's powerful when working a kid through a meltdown to remember the cute tiny humans they were. THANKS!! Love love love your work also!
um, yeah, you're pretty amazing...just sayin...and I say that to the little you and the now you.
(is that strange to say when I don't even know you? meh. this is a great post, your pictures are amazing therefore SO ARE YOU)