Remembering Summer

As the rain pours outside, this is a nice reminder of what summer was like this year, now that it’s all over. There’s something wonderful and honest about a child’s drawings. Nothing is hidden or held back and notable features are disproportionate and exaggerated. It really gives tremendous insight into the mind of a child. If only us adults were so open and honest.

I just love this picture. I can’t quite put my finger on why I like it so much. The girl’s big smile, the enormous sun, the flowing dress and the huge flowers. Everything nice, pleasant and positive is exaggerated and emphasized. There’s a lesson there. Maybe we should focus on the positive more. Especially in these times - it would certainly be good for our mental health to concentrate on the positives.

As we crossed paths, I had a 2 minute conversation with a colleague the other day. 

 - ”How are your girls?”, he asked.  (I have three, two small ones and a wife ).

 - “They’re great”, I replied.

- “Well that’s the main thing, isn’t it”, he said as we parted.

It left me thinking. That is the main thing. You can loose your focus. You can be distracted by the overwhelming incompetence of the government, the scale of the financial crisis, the crapness of the weather… but in the end, my girls are happy. It’s so obvious in the picture that my daughter is happy. That’s all that matters and that’s what should concern me most of all.

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Jody Personal Ramblings children's art, happiness, summer