Starting to walk

My daughter is starting to walk by her own. Other then being a great achievement it is really her first steps toward independence. The freedom she experiences when starting to walk is a lesson I wish I could take with me on my day-2-day life. She is one year old now and she is just waddling all over the house.

Something in me wishes to go back to the feeling of accomplishment like that fist step, first word, first anything. It's like magic seeing her face when she "gets it". I wish her great travels and even greater adventures in the future.

I want to try and imagine that every day should be the start of something big, a real achievement. When I wake in the morning I want to feel like today will be the day that I start to walk. Starting to walk can symbolize any new beginning, even things that I do everyday can be looked upon as if they were done for the first time, with all the awe and gratitude that comes with the first step.

I wish I could remember these wishes during the day, they seem so clear to me when I write them down but after I leave the PC to go on with my life I forget, I get caught up in life and I can't bring myself to focus on the important moments. Well that is not exactly true...I find the moments...and they are magical.