Game Changer's Perspective

The other day little Game Changer (aka Matthew) and I were heading to the library for our regular visit to return and select new books. Normally I would have him in the pram and it would be a quick trip from the car to the library. However, this day I decided I would carry him. Two shops away from the entrance to the library I thought that I would let little Game Changer walk the rest of the way. In my head I had this scenario that I would put him down, offer him my finger to hold on to and we would work hand and finger the rest of the way – no problems. Yes I hear you all laughing now and yes it was a beautiful naïve story I had running out in my head.

The reality was, little Game Changer didn’t have my story running through his head - he had his own. He was free from the constraints of my arms and there were all these exciting things to explore. Whilst I had seen quite simply that there were two shops left to go to the library, little Game Changer saw…. teddy bears in the newsagent shop window that needed to be inspected, leaves blowing in the wind that needed to be chased, little dogs walking pass that need to be squealed at, water dripping from a downpipe into a drain that needed to be caught, a metal tag sparkling in the sunlight attached to a fire hydrant that need investigation, stairs that needed to be climbed, families that needed to be followed just to see where they were going, birthday cards that needed to be rearranged onto the floor of a shop, people that needed to be said hello to, the list goes on.

It was in the moment of following my little Game Changer and seeing the world through his eyes, I realized how much I block out and focus on what needs to be done and forget or miss out on all these beautiful elements to life that are in plain sight. I know that we have to do this in order to survive and function. But what if every now and then we take an opportunity to look at a problem or life from a different perspective. We are limited by what we know, but what if we created an opportunity to look past what we know and start to see the unknown.