Which Parent Will I Be?

"I got two A's," the small boy cried.
His voice was filled with glee.
His father very bluntly asked,
"Why didn't you get three?"

"Mom, I've got the dishes done,"
The girl called from the door.
Her mother very calmly said,
"Did you sweep the floor?"

"I've mowed the grass," the tall boy said,
"And put the mower away."
His father asked him, with a shrug,
"Did you clean off the clay?"

The children in the house next door
seem happy and content.
The same thing happened over there,
And this is how it went:

"I got two A's,"
the small boy cried,
His voice was filled with glee.
His father very proudly said,
"That's great, I'm glad you belong to me."

"Mom, I've got the dishes done,"
The girl called from the door.
Her mother smiled and softly said,
"Each day I love you more."

~Author Unknown~

So....What Are You Trying to Say?

I appreciate your gift
I truly do

But the title of the book
Makes me a little confused

"100 Words to Make You Sound Smart"

Are you trying to say....

....I'm a fool????

- Adam Stuart (Oct, 2007)

What Do You See When You Look at Me?

Tell me, Tell me
What do you see?

What do you see
When you look at me?


Am I amazing?
Can I be great?

Is it still possible...
Or is it already too late?


No matter what you say
I can do or be

I get my truth
from looking at you

- Adam Stuart (Oct, 2007)


If I Ever Lose My Faith In You by Sting

I often wonder when it is that children stop believing in themselves. I wonder how much of it is from watching adults go through the motions in their own lives. No matter how much we tell children they are special and can do anything they want, do they see too many of us not believing in ourselves, seeing "the big dream" as one big lie, for all but the lucky few?

And if this is true, then seeing adults they know actively pursuing their dreams must inspire them to no ends. Seeing an adult have the courage to overcome setbacks and failures, being doubted and doubting him or herself, has to be a source of strength to hang on to their own dreams just one minute longer.

If we've let go of our dreams, why are we surprised when are children let go of theirs?

I think what we do and don't do affects others' lives much more than we realize, especially a child's.

Tell Me

Now that class is over
And it's time for you to go

Tell me what you learned today
And tell me how you've grown

Tell me that I did my job
And gave you wings for flight

Tell me that you'll fly so high
In your dreams tonight

- Adam Stuart
(just another peaceful warrior with just another young dreamer - Amanda)

A Saturday Morning YALP

A Strong Spiritual SHOUT, A Loud Barbaric ROAR, A Saturday Morning YALP! From Walt Whitman's front door.

(I was responding to an email and just felt like playing with alliteration and rhyme, releasing the stress of waking up late and trying to meet a deadline this am - LIFE KICKS BUTT......as long as you can kick your own).

.......Ahhhh, the battle so often is within for the "Peaceful Warrior".

Whether it's "Yay tho I walk in the valley of the shadow of death" and fearing no evil, or taking on the weight of the world, Kick Your Butt Today! Make things happen. Today will NEVER come again. Greet it with a SHOUT, a ROAR, or a YALP - but greet it. It is your friend, stopping by once in your lifetime to never come again.

Shake it's hand and embrace it. Invite it in to stay. Share a cup of coffee or tea. Get to know it in all its imperfections and beauty. Work together to improve and appreciate your own. Allow it to help you become your most wonderful you, giving the world what only you can give. And at night when it has to go, be able to say,

Tomorrow do thy worst For I have lived today!

Peace, Love & Inner Strength,

Living Sensationally is the Best, and you all are in the wonderful beginnings of your wonderful lives. Make them extraordinary!

Always,

Mr. Stuart

Your Inner Child

May our inner child never grow old and die,

Lest we do too;

Living without being alive.


*Students, always hold on to that sense of wonder; of what things mean and what things could be. Your child-like curiosity is what will keep you alive inside as you become adults. All the greats had this child-like wonder with the world; from Aristotle to Zoroaster, and everyone in between.



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