Project Wisdom

Daily Message from Shell Beach Elementary

Attitudes are contagious. Is yours worth catching?

Make it a great day...or not. The choice is yours.


We picked up Isabella upset one day over a frustration with some of her classmates who backed out of their agreement to join in the school's talent show. I reminded her of her usual reminder to me during my own times of frustration: "remember you're too blessed to be stressed". Teary eyed she reponds: "but mom, right now I'm too stressed to be blessed". So come my motherly words of wisdom. She made me realize that those words she quotes, go both ways. When we focus on our blessings, our stress fades and loses its grip on our heart. On the other hand, when we focus on our stress, our vision is clouded and our blessings are blocked. Then come Ian's own words of wisdom: "It's sort of like seeing a glass half full or half empty". I had him explain that to his sister. Isabella resorts she will focus on the glass that is half full because she chooses to be happy...she chooses to have an attitude worth catching...she chooses to be too blessed to be stressed. My closing words: "That's my girl; thanks Ian; and thank you God".


We tend to think of ourselves as the teachers, but some days we end up learning more from them.

Words of wisdom are spoken by children at least as often as scientists - James Newman-

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 2/14/2008 2 comments  

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