As he watched the small girl
He thought he might melt
If he did what she did
Would he feel what she felt?
The Grinch had a shitty childhood.
He was an orphan.
The Grinch wanted a family of course.
Parents to guide him.
Parents to care for him and about him.
Parents to teach him how to make good decisions.
But where all of that should have been.
There was loneliness instead.
Childhood.
Children need grown-ups to help them make good decisions.
But something I’ve also realised.
Quite recently, in fact.
Is that grown-ups need children to help them make good decisions, too.
Izobel.
Since Izobel came along 4 years ago.
I drink a little less.
I exercise a little more.
And I celebrate where I am much more readily than I used to.
As opposed to constantly craving the next thing.
So even at the age of 4.
Izobel has helped this grown-up to make better decisions.
Just as Cindy Lou Who helped The Grinch.
Cindy Lou Who.
When a grown up Grinch wanted to find happiness.
The Grinch looked for happiness in some very strange places.
And by doing some very strange things.
Most famously of course, The Grinch stole Christmas.
Strange indeed.
Look Inside.
But eventually.
It was Cindy Lou Who that taught The Grinch the best place to look for happiness.
Because one day.
Shortly after Cindy Lou Who had been left with nothing at all on Christmas Day.
The Grinch watched as Cindy Lou Who closed her eyes.
Held tight the hand of the person to her right.
And the hand of the person to her left.
Look inside.
Smile.
And sing.
As he watched the small girl
He thought he might melt
If he did what she did
Would he feel what she felt?
Here’s what happened: https://www.50odd.co.uk/look-inside/.
