justathought

I am reading this book. I originally started to read it because I wanted to buy it as a gift for a young man as an item of inspiration. However, I thought . . . .if I don’t know what is in it, how can I say it is an item of inspiration. So I started reading this book and found that the common sense dialogue Hill attempts to have with young men is something that can inspire and motivate us all.

In my conversations with young people today, I find they are often at a loss of what to say. How to express their thoughts into coherent sentences. They do not believe in themselves and have not enough trust to conjure dreams they can build on. This book gives them affirmations like “you are the newest perfect model” and “I have talent” as a means to begin the process of investing in themselves. As you read it, you can almost visualize the effort it takes to get a recalcitrant youth to come out of his shell and trust in someone.

At what age is it that we lose the ability to dream? My boyfriend has two little boys. One is almost five and the other is nine. Sometimes when I look into their eyes, I see them glowing with curiosity, mischief, and fearless courage to try anything. Other times, I see them pull back in self doubt. They become unwilling to try, for fear they make a fool of themselves for all the world to see. When does the fear begin to outweigh the fearlessness? How can we turn the tide and mentor and encourage our kids to always believe that anything is possible?