Doing our Best

"The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself." Wallace D. Wattles

I am surprised how many children with whom I conduct psychological evaluations are described by their parents as "lazy".  I have never met a lazy child.  I have met children who have learned to give up, who have learned that it is too dangerous to try, who have learned that there is no way to please a parent - so why try.  I do not mean to be hard on the parent, but children are not inherently lazy.  Look at a baby and all she or he strives to do!  Children are not lazy.  If they are not trying, we need to consider:  why are they not trying?   The same is true for adults.  We can give up on ourselves.  We can become afraid to be all we can be.  We can settle for less.  Of course, it is risky to play full out.  The people with whom we have surrounded ourselves may leave us.  That is a real possibility, because humans seem to fear others who are going for it.  In spite of  this possibility:  The best thing we can do for ourselves, the people we love, and the world is to make the most of ourselves.  What can you do today to reach a goal for yourself?  Does it involve taking classes?  Consider taking action today.