Children have no hesitation in asking for what they want as my daughter’s letter to Santa demonstrates. As adults we lose this skill. As the end of the year approaches and you begin reflecting on 2009 ask yourself, “What didn’t I ask for this year?”
My weekend shopping had me running late for a lunch engagement. And my mobile phone had run out of charge. It would have been easy to let things slip rather than risk the potential embarrassment of asking to borrow a phone. Instead, I plucked up the courage and asked the sales attendant serving me if I could borrow a phone to make a quick call to my wife. She could have said no but she didn’t. And while she served me, my day became easier and immediately less stressful.
If this seems a trivial example it isn’t. Requests come of all sizes and often those made early on — before things get worse — make all the difference.
Will my daughter get all she asks for on Christmas morning? Who knows what Santa will bring. I can only hope she never loses the skill of asking.
My daughter’s letter to Santa. He replied to the letter and I have never seen such joy on my daughter’s face.