As a Grandparent I am always on the lookout for opportunities to plus my Grandchildren. While they were small I was known as the King of the upside down hug. I had to put that title aside as they grew to be too big and tall for my back. Now I want to be known as the Happy Grandpa. I do think modeling is one of the best gifts a Grandparent can offer to their Grandkids.
Let me warn you, I am one of those energetic and enthusiastic Happiness kind of guys. I know, it can be annoying, especially in tough times. In my case it has been an infliction of mine all my life. Like Reese Cups, Not Sorry, it is just the way I roll. That is what works for me but I don’t think it is what Happiness is all about. In his book “HOW HAPPINESS HAPPENS”, Max Lucado (My kind of guy) teaches that “Doing good does good for the doer.” I have a small ax to grind with his title, Happiness seldom just Happens, we create it.
One of my most influential teachers is a man who made it his life’s work to add value to everyone he came in contact with. His name is EARL NIGHTINGALE. One of the things I garnered from him was a great definition of Magic. He taught that “True Magic happens when what you love to do benefits others” Ain’t that neat?
It may seem like a small thing but what would be the outcome if you find a way, each day, to add a smile to each of those beautiful Grandkid’s faces?