Lilla Clara vill leka tvärtom-språket, där allt vi säger har en motsatt mening. Kallt är varmt, ja är nej, och så vidare. “Pappa, vet du om att du är ful?” skrattar Clara. “Ja… men du är ännu fulare!” svarar jag. Fniss, fniss. “Men jag tycker du är hemsk!” “Nej,” kontrar jag, “det är du som är jättehemsk!” Hon skrattar ljudligt. Den här leken verkar passa hennes luriga sinne. Men efter stund ser hon tvekande på mig. “Du, pappa… när du sa att jag var hemsk, då menade du egentl

English version Att vara alla till lags Bill Cosby är en man jag alltid har beundrat. Han sa något vist: ”Jag vet inte vad nyckeln till framgång är, men nyckeln till misslyckande är att försöka vara alla till lags.” Att försöka vara alla till lags är självfallet ingen dålig strävan, men det jag tror herr Cosby menar är att lägger man för mycket energi på att förverkliga detta mål då kommer man förr eller senare att 1) bli väldigt stressad och 2) må riktigt dåligt. Varför då?

Automatic translation of text VISDOMSORD FRÅN BARN Vilken tur att man har skrivit dagbok under årens lopp. Tänk vilka minnen man skulle förlorat om man inte hade nedtecknat dem. Man tror att man ska komma ihåg det som händer, men det gör man inte alltid. Ta idag, till exempel, när jag läste några sidor från min dagbok som innehöll olika citat från barnen. Jag hade helt glömt av dessa ord. När Johannes var fem år sa han till mig en morgon: ”Pappa, inatt drömde jag

Automatic translation of text Tankar om barn Igår råkade jag googla mig på några citat om barn. Det blev en intressant läsning. Isak satt intill mig och jag visade honom det första citatet: ”Det är lättare att styra ett folk än att uppfostra tre barn.” Isak kliade sig i huvudet. ”Det var det knasigaste jag har hört!” ”Men du”, svarade jag, ”det var Winston Churchill, Englands premiärminister under andra världskriget, som sa det.” Spelar roll, säger minen på sonens ansikte. ”D

Often, you can know a persons mind by just looking into his eyes. Cicero (106-43 BC) said: “The face is a picture of the mind as the eyes are its interpreter.”  The French say: “Les yeux sont le miroir de l’dme” (The eyes are the mirror of the soul). “The eyes are the window of the soul” is the English variant. The origin of these last words can be found in Matthew 6:22: “The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single [to the Glory of God], thy whole body

“The freedom of man, I contend, is the freedom to eat.” Roosevelt, Eleanor The question is: to eat what? #funny #sayings #quotes #crazy #fun #kids

“If you’re going through hell, keep going” Walt Disney Good advice. If you keep going, light will soon appear – and lead your way. #Disney #famousquotes #sayings #quotes #obstacles #famoussayings #tribulation

“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” Bill Cosby This is a tricky quote. If you read it word for word it’s not telling the whole truth, is it? I think we all agree that there can be more causes to failure. In and of itself, trying to please everyone is not a bad thing. But the point I think Bill Cosby is trying to make is that trying to please everyone is a road that will sooner or later make you feel 1) really bad, and/or 2)

“Nature never said to me: Do not be poor; still less did she say: Be rich; her cry to me was always: Be independent.” Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort Some people are afraid of the word independence, as if it would mean being alone. That’s misinterpreting, of course, but it could often mean standing alone. This is not the same as loneliness, but simply that you are strong in and by yourself, in your faith, in your convictions. It also means that you’re always on the move, g

Swedish version My family watched a movie recently, Evan Almighty. It was a cute film, one I would strongly recommend. Morgan Freeman plays God and and Steve Carell a US congressman who is given the task from God to build an ark. I won’t tell you the whole plot, but suffice it to say that Evan runs in to some obstacles while starting the project. One of those is convincing his wife that he actually is acting under God’s command. She is a good woman but she simply does not und

I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I love to play. Boris Becker A good attitude to have. With this outlook, life is so much easier. Because if the end result is not always what we had hoped for, we can always say: “Oh well… at least I had fun playing, and I gave it my best shot!” It’s like I’ve said before, it’s not always the goal that bring happiness, but more often the journey. See also The Journey is the Reward #losing #famousquotes #sayings #quo

The thought of the day comes from Lance Armstrong: “I take nothing for granted. I now have only good days or great days.” I like that approach. Perhaps the choices we have are not between good or bad, but between good and great. In other words, with a positive outlook my life will always be good, and with some extra effort it can even be great. I took this photo an early autumn morning. The sun is just rising, casting its rays on the water and the birch trees. I remember this

Lately my sons and I have gone to quite a few hockey games to cheer on our local team, Södertälje (SSK). When we went two days ago the team lost 0-1. In fact, every time we’ve seen them play this season they have lost. I made that comment to the boys and jokingly added that perhaps we should stay home next time. Then perhaps they would win for a change.They didn’t like that idea at all, wondering how in the world their dad ever got so superstitious. Besides, it was fun to go

“A laugh is a smile that bursts.” Mary H. Waldrip #funny #Poetry #babies #Inspiration #photo #qoutes #image #sayings #Happiness #Photography #Family #quote #child #Reflections #pictures #joy #happy #girl #famoussayings #fun #smiles #famousqoutes #baby #kids #Children #images #photos

Giving is better than receiving. That’s at least what my daughter thought when we tried to take her picture, luring her with some candy from the side lines. You see what her eyes are saying, don’t you? If you just GIVE me some of that candy YOU will feel a lot better… and I will scream a lot less! And so it was. Just think of all the wonderful things life teaches you. Louis #Giving #babies #Inspiration #christianity #hands #photo #Truthfindingthe #sayings #Photography #christ