KNOWING vs. EXPERIENCING

my children continue to keep me guessing on a daily basis. while they share SO MANY characteristics, they also have differences that set them worlds apart from each other.

when austin & jordan were young, they'd run inside crying if a fly was anywhere near them. fast-forward to this weekend. carson & hudson are not so easily intimidated.

the little guys have decided to exercise their dominion over the 'wildlife' in our new backyard.
they spent pretty much all day saturday catching BEES. yes, you read that right. catching bees. yikes.

they perfected their method and have it down to a science. catch the bee between two plastic cups. insert plastic cups into a large ziploc bag. seal bag. they are ridding our backyard of bees, one at a time. (do you think that PETA would have a problem with this?) their heart is in the right place...they said they are doing it to protect us. gotta love that, right?

anyhow, as this is going on, i continue to ask,

'you DO realize that the bees can and WILL sting you if you miss, right?'
each time i'd ask, they would nod & say that they knew and that they understood.

herein lies the difference between knowing and experiencing.and it's had me thinking a lot over the weekend...there are so many things in life that we KNOW but that we don't EXPERIENCE.
i'm certainly not going out there to join them in their bee-catching madness, but i DO want to live my life with wild abandon...fully experiencing every moment...no fear or worries holding me back. to capture every opportunity, to live a life of passion and purpose.

who's with me?