This past Friday night was an incredible moment for me and my family. Our son took his first steps, well 5 of them to be exact. At the time we were on the ground playing, and he stood un-assisted for a little while. The standing isn't out of the norm, but then he started to move, and before I knew it, had taken a couple steps. I quickly called out to my wife, who was in another room and was about to miss this incredible moment. Thankfully she came in just in time to see him take the last couple of steps.
It was amazing, he walked, and then he was done, back on the ground. With no real need to try it again, try as we might to entice him to. He had triumphed, and now he was good to go back to crawling. What I found to be most amazing about it was, I thought in my mind that one day we would create an opportunity for him to take his first steps, you know in true helicopter parent fashion. Have the whole thing set up, but he spontaneously seized the moment and did it on his own.
It seems for me that I often attempt to fabricate the great moments in life. Setting the stage for a grand happening. What was so great about this was that it wasn't planned or expected, instead it just happened.
I think for me there was a small lesson, to let go, let moments happen and be present enough in them to enjoy, but not interrupt.
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