This TED talk really made me think about how we as parents can get so focused on the tough times, the things that go wrong, the worry about if things will go right and/or if our children will turn out okay. Our thoughts impact our beings. We have a choice of what we focus on–the good, the bad. The couple in this TED talk show us how shifting perspective helped them to focus on the opportunities in life rather than the missed opportunities. In this video is a clear life lesson.

Their journey begins when they find out 10 days after birth that their young son that he had suffered a stroke before his birth. It leaves this little guy with some serious physical issues to overcome. This video shows us how a shift in perspective changed everything.