Life Lessons

My son just turned 3.  Everyday is an opportunity to teach him something new.  I never gave much thought to how much there is to teach a child about everyday life and things in general.  I was talking to a friend at work about the fact that children come into to this world with very little knowledge.  They must learn most everything you and I know.  Who thinks about that?  Right now my son is at the stage where he doesn't want to share and if he does give something up he decides what and to who.  Or he is concerned with what another child is doing.  I spend time explaining to him that he only needs to worry about himself and not what another child is doing, that he cannot control what other children do.  Recently I realized how much this applies to adults as well.  Sometimes in haste and emotion it is easy to forget.  We can only control ourselves and our own reactions.  It is certainly easier said than done.  I see my son get upset over what seems like a trivial situation to me but it quite important to him.  I think lately the same applies to me.  So I need to remember my own lesson and worry only about myself, I can't control what other people do.  At the end of the day I need to remember that and step back and take a deep breath.  I still have A LOT to teach my son and that is a full time job that is way more important to me than anything else.  Class is in session.