Talking to my Jesse bear in Richmond park today, surrounded by the natural colourful beauty of Autumn, sitting on a log contemplating life’s little things with my wise three year old….we were talking about how Richmond park makes us feel as I cradled him on my lap looking into the distance while my little f slept in the pushchair. I was telling him that I could ‘breath freely’ in richmond park, ‘like this muma,’ and he breathed with me…I then said how I felt so happy and relaxed when I was here, sitting on this log with him, when it was just me and him and the world, surrounded by autumn leaves and the musty smell they bring, and watching the breeze in the trees and in the long grass…’can you see the breeze?’ I asked him, his eyes following the tall whispy grass sway. I told him all my worries flew away with the breeze. ‘Look muma, there’s a worry flying away,’ he said pointing to a leaf, ‘yes bear, that’s one of my worries, gone with the autumn breeze…’
It was such a special moment, and just our moment. Nothing complicated, nothing rushed, nothing else was meant to be, but just our moment. A special kind of moment, a moment when me and bear just knew, and understood each other perfectly…my wise bear, he showed me how to be and breath and send those worries away…he’ll never know how much I love him.
Sometimes it’s just those simple special moment that are the most precious with a child. Nothing expensive, no play date, no playground,no toys, just being…sometimes the best things are just there.
Take time with your children to just be, they’ll amaze you.
