Comments on: Never too Old: How to Live Like a Kid Again http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/life/how-to-live-like-a-kid-again/ Perspective on life less restricted Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shealynnhttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/life/how-to-live-like-a-kid-again/#comment-37313 Shealynn Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:44:00 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3194#comment-37313 Yeah, can't agree more! Every time I met some crap, would convince myself by living like a kid, keep being simple, honest, curious inside. While find the mature way to solve problems. Help a lot! I'm so confident one day to achieve something big! Yeah, can’t agree more! Every time I met some crap, would convince myself by living like a kid, keep being simple, honest, curious inside. While find the mature way to solve problems. Help a lot! I’m so confident one day to achieve something big!

]]> By: Matt Cheuvronthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/life/how-to-live-like-a-kid-again/#comment-11469 Matt Cheuvront Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:50:22 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3194#comment-11469 Totes McGotes - haha yes! Skip it and Bop It? Oh my gosh I remember the Skip it commercial like it was yesterday. <i>"And the very best thing of all...there's a counter on this ball!" </i>Good times man - and I think it's amazing how vividly we (as a generation) collectively remember our childhoods and how we were able to live so care-free. You always have to be able to maintain that side of your psyche. Sometimes, you just have to be able to not take yourself so seriously. Totes McGotes – haha yes! Skip it and Bop It? Oh my gosh I remember the Skip it commercial like it was yesterday. “And the very best thing of all…there’s a counter on this ball!”

Good times man – and I think it’s amazing how vividly we (as a generation) collectively remember our childhoods and how we were able to live so care-free. You always have to be able to maintain that side of your psyche. Sometimes, you just have to be able to not take yourself so seriously.

]]> By: Matt Cheuvronthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/life/how-to-live-like-a-kid-again/#comment-31450 Matt Cheuvront Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:50:00 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3194#comment-31450 Totes McGotes - haha yes! Skip it and Bop It? Oh my gosh I remember the Skip it commercial like it was yesterday. <i>"And the very best thing of all...there's a counter on this ball!" </i>Good times man - and I think it's amazing how vividly we (as a generation) collectively remember our childhoods and how we were able to live so care-free. You always have to be able to maintain that side of your psyche. Sometimes, you just have to be able to not take yourself so seriously. Totes McGotes – haha yes! Skip it and Bop It? Oh my gosh I remember the Skip it commercial like it was yesterday. “And the very best thing of all…there’s a counter on this ball!”

Good times man – and I think it’s amazing how vividly we (as a generation) collectively remember our childhoods and how we were able to live so care-free. You always have to be able to maintain that side of your psyche. Sometimes, you just have to be able to not take yourself so seriously.

]]> By: Matt Cheuvronthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/life/how-to-live-like-a-kid-again/#comment-11468 Matt Cheuvront Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:47:27 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3194#comment-11468 That is great Gerry - you are NEVER too old to live like a kid. Life has to be a pretty sad place when you lose that ability to let yourself go - and it's great that you have been able to maintain that connection with yourself, which in turn, has allowed you (for 36 years now) to make that connection with the children you teach and your own children/grandchildren.Thanks for sharing - great illustration of my point here. Cheers! That is great Gerry – you are NEVER too old to live like a kid. Life has to be a pretty sad place when you lose that ability to let yourself go – and it’s great that you have been able to maintain that connection with yourself, which in turn, has allowed you (for 36 years now) to make that connection with the children you teach and your own children/grandchildren.

Thanks for sharing – great illustration of my point here. Cheers!

]]> By: Matt Cheuvronthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/life/how-to-live-like-a-kid-again/#comment-31449 Matt Cheuvront Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:47:00 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3194#comment-31449 That is great Gerry - you are NEVER too old to live like a kid. Life has to be a pretty sad place when you lose that ability to let yourself go - and it's great that you have been able to maintain that connection with yourself, which in turn, has allowed you (for 36 years now) to make that connection with the children you teach and your own children/grandchildren.Thanks for sharing - great illustration of my point here. Cheers! That is great Gerry – you are NEVER too old to live like a kid. Life has to be a pretty sad place when you lose that ability to let yourself go – and it’s great that you have been able to maintain that connection with yourself, which in turn, has allowed you (for 36 years now) to make that connection with the children you teach and your own children/grandchildren.

Thanks for sharing – great illustration of my point here. Cheers!

]]> By: Gerry Cernickyhttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/life/how-to-live-like-a-kid-again/#comment-11457 Gerry Cernicky Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:11:14 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3194#comment-11457 My experience in 36 years of teaching P.E. at the elementary level has been a lasting revelation that it appears I'm afraid to grow up. Now, that is a positive thing , because at age (63) I am still very much young at heart . I had read "Where The Wild Things Are" to my own kids , and then used it as a story play for movement exploration in my classes. Now, I read the same book to my grand kids , and rolling on the floor makes me always be a "kid " again . I have never lost that imagination , creativity and enthusiasm as I am constantly posting on a PE discussion list and make podcasts for anybody who will listen . It is with this attitude that my dreams have become a reality , and a memory of youth last will last as long I can breate . Pass it along and share with others . My experience in 36 years of teaching P.E. at the elementary level has been a lasting revelation that it appears I’m afraid to grow up. Now, that is a positive thing , because at age (63) I am still very much young at heart . I had read “Where The Wild Things Are” to my own kids , and then used it as a story play for movement exploration in my classes. Now, I read the same book to my grand kids , and rolling on the floor makes me always be a “kid ” again . I have never lost that imagination , creativity and enthusiasm as I am constantly posting on a PE discussion list and make podcasts for anybody who will listen . It is with this attitude that my dreams have become a reality , and a memory of youth last will last as long I can breate . Pass it along and share with others .

]]> By: Gerry Cernickyhttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/life/how-to-live-like-a-kid-again/#comment-31448 Gerry Cernicky Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:11:00 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3194#comment-31448 My experience in 36 years of teaching P.E. at the elementary level has been a lasting revelation that it appears I'm afraid to grow up. Now, that is a positive thing , because at age (63) I am still very much young at heart . I had read "Where The Wild Things Are" to my own kids , and then used it as a story play for movement exploration in my classes. Now, I read the same book to my grand kids , and rolling on the floor makes me always be a "kid " again . I have never lost that imagination , creativity and enthusiasm as I am constantly posting on a PE discussion list and make podcasts for anybody who will listen . It is with this attitude that my dreams have become a reality , and a memory of youth last will last as long I can breate . Pass it along and share with others . My experience in 36 years of teaching P.E. at the elementary level has been a lasting revelation that it appears I’m afraid to grow up. Now, that is a positive thing , because at age (63) I am still very much young at heart . I had read “Where The Wild Things Are” to my own kids , and then used it as a story play for movement exploration in my classes. Now, I read the same book to my grand kids , and rolling on the floor makes me always be a “kid ” again . I have never lost that imagination , creativity and enthusiasm as I am constantly posting on a PE discussion list and make podcasts for anybody who will listen . It is with this attitude that my dreams have become a reality , and a memory of youth last will last as long I can breate . Pass it along and share with others .

]]> By: Matt Cheuvronthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/life/how-to-live-like-a-kid-again/#comment-11430 Matt Cheuvront Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:06:58 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3194#comment-11430 100% agree with you Lindsay. It's ALL about attitude - and it sounds like you have an amazing outlook here. Take advantage of the time you do have, away from work. Something like unemployment can be seen as a blessing in disguise. You would REALLY appreciate this, and I strongly encourage you to check it out: http://www.lemonademovie.com/ 100% agree with you Lindsay. It’s ALL about attitude – and it sounds like you have an amazing outlook here. Take advantage of the time you do have, away from work. Something like unemployment can be seen as a blessing in disguise. You would REALLY appreciate this, and I strongly encourage you to check it out: http://www.lemonademovie.com/

]]> By: Matt Cheuvronthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/life/how-to-live-like-a-kid-again/#comment-31447 Matt Cheuvront Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:06:00 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3194#comment-31447 100% agree with you Lindsay. It's ALL about attitude - and it sounds like you have an amazing outlook here. Take advantage of the time you do have, away from work. Something like unemployment can be seen as a blessing in disguise. You would REALLY appreciate this, and I strongly encourage you to check it out: http://www.lemonademovie.com/ 100% agree with you Lindsay. It’s ALL about attitude – and it sounds like you have an amazing outlook here. Take advantage of the time you do have, away from work. Something like unemployment can be seen as a blessing in disguise. You would REALLY appreciate this, and I strongly encourage you to check it out: http://www.lemonademovie.com/

]]> By: Lindsay M. Allenhttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/life/how-to-live-like-a-kid-again/#comment-11393 Lindsay M. Allen Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:17:13 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=3194#comment-11393 Great post, Matt! It was the perfect thing to read on the day you posted it -- Oct. 1, which was the first day of my sixth month of unemployment. While I have spent these months contemplating my next move, seeking my next opportunity and engaging in professional development, I've also made sure to take "me" time -- time to experience life, time to travel, time to visit friends and family. And this approach has made unemployment an incredible gift, which I never would have expected it to be.Attitude = Everything Great post, Matt! It was the perfect thing to read on the day you posted it — Oct. 1, which was the first day of my sixth month of unemployment. While I have spent these months contemplating my next move, seeking my next opportunity and engaging in professional development, I’ve also made sure to take “me” time — time to experience life, time to travel, time to visit friends and family. And this approach has made unemployment an incredible gift, which I never would have expected it to be.

Attitude = Everything

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