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Quote of the Week
"Once she stopped rushing through life, she was amazed how much more life she had time for." -- Author Unknown
Walking To The Bus Stop With A 3-Year-Old
“Jasmine!” “Look, look, Ammi, the jasmine flower is flowering!” “I will take one,” she says stooping to pick, not the flowers on the bush, but the ones that have fallen to the ground. “One for Sharon teacher, one for Geeta teacher, and one for Jyoti-amma.” It is 7.30am. I am walking my three year old to the bus stop to catch her Waldorf school bus. I haven’t had my coffee yet. And we are barely five steps out of the front door. But the conversation has an irresistible tug to it. Who needs coffee when there is so much in the world to observe and wonder at?" This real-life walk to the bus stop, shared by a mother in the Cubs Community, serves as a beautiful reminder of how our children inspire us to tune into the everyday wonders in life, when we follow their lead in being present in each moment, to the beautiful world that surrounds us. [read more]
Reading Corner
 Title: Miss Rumphius
By: Barbara Cooney
Ages: 4-8
"In this book, you watch a little girl named Alice grow into an old, old woman, a retired librarian, named Miss Rumphius. Her life is filled with exciting adventures, but as she grows older, none of it feels like enough to her. She keeps recalling some advice her grandfather gave her when she was a child. He told her that in order to live a good life, she had to "do something to make the world more beautiful." But even as an old woman, she can't figure out what to do. Finally, realizing the joy she's always gotten from flowers, especially lupines, she decides to share that joy with others by scattering lupine seeds everywhere she goes. She completely transforms the rocky landscape around her home. In the end, she tells her story to her young niece, who wonders how SHE will make the world more beautiful. And so the cycle continues. My daughter, who is six, has talked about this book several times, and told me she hasn't yet figured out how she is going to make the world more beautiful. But the fact that she is thinking about it at such a young age makes me proud, and very happy to have found this lovely book to share with her."
-- slomamma
Recommended by Cubs Editors
Be The Change
Next time you catch yourself rushing your child along to school or their next activity, slow down, be present and take a moment to see the beauty of the world through their eyes.
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