"What Would You Wish For?"

I had a deep and meaningful conversation with the (almost) 6 year old that had a two hour wait from the time the other kids left, until his mom arrived yesterday.

I thought that I would pick dandelions until his mom arrived (I never did run out of dandelions ... sigh) and as I did so, I would point out the lady bugs that I found and he collected them (he never ran out of lady bugs either). The only condition was, that he had to set the lady bugs free when his mom came.

We chatted as we went and as I was picking the dandelions, he said "You can make wishes on dandelions, you know" (when they have gone to seed and you blow them). None of the dandelions that I was picking had gone to seed so I asked him what he would wish for.

He replied, "More toys"

Me: "More toys? I thought you already had all the toys that you could ever want."

He: "I'm going to give some away so that I have room for more new toys. Then when I get too many new ones, I'll give those away and get some more."

Yikes. I didn't really have a comment for that so we went on our merry ways and continued collecting dandelions and lady bugs.

A little while later he asked me, "What would you wish for?"

I hesitated for a minute and said, "I don't have anything to wish for. I already have everything I want."

He: "You do!???"

Me: "Ya, I do. I have 3 kids ... and I don't want any more kids. I have a house ... and I don't want another house. I have a car ... and I don't need 2 of those. I have a computer to do all of my work on. I have all the food that we need to eat. I can't think of anything more that I want."

Him: Silence

I thought of it later. And though originally, I think that my response was to make him realize how lucky he already is and to give him some food for thought, I really don't have anything that I would wish for.

I am rich in all the things that I told him and so much more. I don't need more friends (though I'm always open and willing to make more), I like the ones I've got. I don't need anything different from my family, because I appreciate each and every family member for who they are and the relationship we have. I don't need to ask for my dreams to come true, because life has a way of letting things unfold just the way they are meant to be. If you work hard and follow your heart, the gifts are beyond what you could ever wish for.

Money? In my world of 'having enough', I also have enough money. I have enough to pay the bills, enough to dance, enough to have some room to spend (and enough to get an alarm system put on the garage). I may not be rich, but I have enough.

Would I wish for a light heart, health and happiness for all of those who touch my world? In a heart beat.

But since blowing on dandelion puffs won't make wishes come true, I'll just keep being me and hopefully people can draw a little on a little of this peace, energy, happiness and health that I carry within me. I can't give it away but I can share it.

I like where I'm at. I'm in a place where my wish list has turned into my dream list. I'm whittling away at my dreams. It's a very good place to be.

P.S. I just remembered that just before I went to bed last night, I did come up with one thing that I would wish for. More time. The days just aren't long enough to do all that I want to do.