Never Never Land

... a place that can be found only in the minds of children… a place where time is frozen…a place of eternal childhood.

“All children, except one, grow up.”

…Make that two.

Scotty lives in his own version of Never Never Land too, and we are lucky enough to still be able to see glimpses of this magical place through his eyes. Though his body is that of a man he will always stay a little boy.  Like Peter Pan he will never grow up.

This weekend as he anxiously awaited the arrival of a large white bunny who would fill our backyard with colored eggs I realized how lucky we are to share our days with our Peter Pan.  His excitement is contagious and he swoops us up and carries us with him on adventures that most twenty-five year olds have long ago left behind.

Scotty still travels to places that most of us have forgotten.   

They are places we have let slip from our memories.  As we grow older we lose our ability to see Never Never Land.  And we miss out on all the adventures that used to fill us with so much joy and so much happiness.

Why can't you fly now, mother?
           Because I am grown up, dearest.              

 When people grow up they forget the way.

The moment you doubt whether you can fly,

 you cease for ever to be able to do it.

 

  

With childlike enthusiasm Scotty wakes up every single morning fully expecting to be surprised…confident that something wonderful will happen. There is a determined certainty in his expectations.  He has no frame of reference for expecting disappointment.  Why should he? For him everyday is a new adventure full of possibilities…full of reasons to celebrate.

  
Scotty can find genuine happiness in the simplest of moments.  Moments the rest of us miss because we are so busy rushing through our day. Our Scotty misses no opportunity to grab a moment of laughter…a moment of pure fun. 

Everyday surprises can come in the form of  a picnic in the living room, escaping out the front door and running with wild abandon down the street with me in hot pursuit, having pizza for lunch,  a game of hide and seek, a cup of carrots with jelly beans hidden at the bottom, a tablecloth and candle on the table just to eat a PBJ, the music of the ice cream truck… the list could go on forever.  For him every moment is an adventure waiting to be embraced.

Each instance is an occasion to be celebrated.   The thing that I find most striking is that the level of intensity of his personal celebration for any particular surprise is exactly the same.  Whether it is a hamburger or trip to Disney World the reaction is the same…he literally jumps for joy!

Pure joy radiates from this boy and we can’t help but be enveloped in its glow and celebrate with him.

So all day long he anticipates a moment…an event that will transport him to his happy place…and we are blessed each day to be able to join him in Never Never Land.  Thanks Buddy♥

 “So come with me, where dreams are born,

and time is never planned.

Just think of happy things, and your heart

will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land!

All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust!”

 ― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

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 some original photos from our budding photographer♥