She's serious; we haven't placed a piece in our jigsaw puzzle in an alarming number of seconds. She takes her finger and thumb into a prayerful circle beside her closed eyes, breathes deeply as she
lifts her eyebrows to the sky, and allows just the touch of a smile to reach the edges of her perfect little mouth.
If those eyes open and I'm not assuming the same position she will wonder why, so I follow her lead and find that I'm centered, and smiling, and so is she.
We didn't improve our piece/time ratio, but it did wonders for our attitude.
Good job, Grams! That was a hard one! Way to go!!!
The kid's life is filled with affirmations, coming in and going out. She's the embodiment of one of Deepak Chopra's meditation mantras: Today, and every day, I give that which I want to receive.
She's delighted that I am delighted to be complimented. She shares my joy, which compounds as I look at her face on the screen, beaming love back and forth, across the ether, our hands doing sharks in the air as the next puzzle zooms my way.
It's a special kind of magic that 6 year olds possess. I'm lucky to have my very own purveyor, just a few taps away.
You have an angel in your life!
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, I do! She is determined to make the world a better place, filled with love <3 Her parents are AMAZING!!!
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Your interactions would have taken a much different form in 'the real world'...or may not have happened at all. In my estimation it's an example of a good that's come out of the awfulness we're in.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree. I would not have had dinner with them every night for a year (they eat, we watch) were it not for Pandemica. I certainly would not be playing puzzles 3 times a week with her!
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Greaat reading
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