This time of year can be extra challenging for our young learners. Add a major world event that’s disrupted their daily lives and it’s no wonder that they may be feeling stressed or overwhelmed. As the school year winding down, and some of our heroes look at goals they have yet to finish, I find it helps to focus on “small wins” in the form of a few solid daily habits and a time at the end of the day to reflect and reaffirm their efforts. In this way, it becomes more about the process of who they’re becoming and less about the end result.
Below is a poem, from me, to your precious children- because even heroes doubt themselves sometimes…(I hope Dr. Suess would be proud):
Do Not Forget
Do not wilt in the face of what
you can not yet do
An opportunity is there, waiting for you
Do not forget all that you’ve
already done
Your daily persistence
Your hard work has won
Keep going, keep SHINING
when self-doubt sets in
There is nothing as beautiful
as you in your skin
Full of magic and LIGHT
with an unstoppable mind
You are STRONG, you are SOFT
both able and kind
Don’t run from the voice
that says, “No you can’t do it”
BREATHE it in and then OUT
with a “hello” and “I knew it!”
That voice is not you
just an unwelcome neighbor
leaning in to distract you
from your role as CREATOR
So good riddance, goodbye
You’ve got work to do
Playing and making
DISCOVERING something new
Because we need what you make
We need what you do
What we need more than anything
is for YOU TO BE YOU
Who is this “you” that we need you to be?
Only the “you” that is your TRUE and your FREE
So keep going, keep shining
when self-doubt sets in
There is nothing as BEAUTIFUL
as you in your skin.
Ms. Lauren
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