The water in the small pool was calm and clear. Small pebbles were scattered along the bank. My two teenage daughters picked up flatish rocks and tried to skip them across the pond with somewhat limited success. My six-year-old son was content to watch for a few minutes. Then he picked up a rock and threw it into the pond. As it sailed through the air, he said, “I wish it would splash.”
It did. And I thought, You can get anything you want if you know what to wish for.
My son’s a lot older now, but I still love that little moment. Although it is long past, that moment exists in my memory. It reminds me to reach out and up—to wish for something more. I know that I cannot make wishes based on someone else’s actions and expect them to become reality. If my wish-fulfillment requires that someone else grants that wish, I may be headed for frustration and discouragement. When I set realistic goals and develop a plan to achieve those goals, then I succeed, and my wishes can come true.