Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Say Thank- you
Today our school hosted a career fair, there were many different professions and volunteers that gave their time to come in and talk to our students. One stood out, while most of the presenters were regular occupations a Vet, the Marine Corps, the Fire Department, SWAT and K-9, etc. and then there was the gentleman who does multi-cultural presentations to schools. He started by introducing the students to the didgeridoo, and explaining a bit of the history. Then he sidetracked to talk about the internal energy we all posses and how with all the noise around us we don't hear ourselves. He told students that they needed to unplug from life's craziness and just listen. He also talked about being thankful and not just for the good things. he had some interesting points. He said that all of life is a choice, you choose how you see the world and what happens everyday. That even those things that we view as bad can have a lesson or value and that if we just stop and take the time to say thank-you to what every entity you believe in you will see life differently. This is an interesting concept and one worth investigating. If you were to start everyday by saying thank-you for the chance to see another day and looked at each day through a lens that frames events as something with a lesson, would this change a person? Could something this simple be the Key to finding happiness and contentment, the key to finding more energy and more smiles?
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In the craziness of this time of the year, I received some peace reading your entry. I just wanted to say thank you. It is true that the noise around us can be sometimes so overwhelming that we lose focus of the simple pleasures around us. The smell of freshly cut grass, the sound of a chickadee, the stars at night. I know I take too much for granted. Thanks for grounding me.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lesson for the kids to hear!! I am interested in what grade you teach. We could all benefit for such wholesome advice. It is too easy to dwell on the bad even when the good out-weighs it!!
ReplyDeleteDeborah, did this gentleman talk about an event in his life that made him realize not to take things for granted? Not that it should ever get to that point, but for some, things will only change when something drastic happens. Other than guest speakers, how can we as individuals get others to see that good in life?
ReplyDeleteWe only had abot 25 minutes with him, so he did not go into his background to much. He just said he had been to austrailia 6 times and spent an extensive amount of time studying the aboriginal peoples and beliefs and felt very connected to them.
ReplyDeleteHave to agree that it usually takes a tragedy for people to realize the gifts and magic around them. For some of us (lucky or not depoends on how you look at it) it comes early enough to make a difference in life. I tell my studnets not to take things for granted all the time, but at seventh grade and 11,12 or 13 most of them have been very sheltered.