1 dozen chocolate-covered, custard-filled birthday donuts, charcoal & conte sketch
On the second day of Christmas sketches…
Today is a very important day in our household. We’ve been preparing and counting down for a very long time. Today our little boy turns five! Of course parents are all biased toward our own children, but this little dude is truly something special.
As I reflect on finding peace in this day, it is fitting that my lesson comes from Patrick:
Be happy being you
He has no shame wearing his pants backwards all day; he once wore a Darth Vader mask out to dinner, wondering why people were looking at him; a big pack of paper and a bunch of tape makes his day.
For his special birthday dinner, the dude chose chicken noodle soup (from the can only! Very specific…no delicious homemade stuff by Chef Dad).
For his special birthday school-treat, he requested chocolate-covered, custard-filled donuts for all.
He knows what he likes. He is happy being Patrick. He is quirky, wonderful and content.
As he celebrates many more birthdays in the future, I hope he will continue to grow in his contentment…and I hope I can learn to be at peace with who I am, my quirks and faults, good parts and bad; to stop being so demanding of myself, and be thankful for my life… learning yet another of many lessons from my funny birthday boy.
Christmas can bring out our crazy, but it can also bring out what is good and kind.
Don’t be afraid to like what you like, and be who you are. We each add something unique and beautiful to the world, that wasn’t there before. What are ways you can find greater peace with who you are?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
Mary Oliver
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