There is something about having or even just being around kids that rejuvenates us and gets us back in touch with the confidence that we once had and the fearlessness to overcome what we know and jump anyway. The belief that my three year old has that I can do anything is part of it, but it’s also watching her and other kids and thinking, “I used to be able to do that.” We all have our lists of “used to’s” and some are legitimate in that we shouldn’t do them again (you are free to fill in your own list here), but some are just because we have become overly rational, developing a fear even of things that we can and have done before. I watched a kid at the park do a flip off the swings some time ago and my response was, “I used to be able to do that.” That was probably well over a year ago and I had kind of forgotten about it until I watched my daughter flip over the swings at the church and instantly my response was changed from, “I used to be able to do that,” to “that looks fun lets do it together.” Sure there is something to letting her learn for herself, but it felt pretty good to release whatever inhibitions had made me say “used to” and simply say, “I can do that.” The moment I hit the apex of the swing, let go of my hesitation and committed to the flip I just knew there were other “used to’s” that I needed to turn into “still do.” I must have done it ten times just to remind myself I really could and each time my confidence built that there were other things I could still do.