June Parenting

Hi parents

Today, I would like to share with you an extract from the book “Something Wonderful is about to happen . . .” by Robin L Silverman.  In it, the author shared many true stories of people who found happiness in unexpected places.

In one of the articles, a group of people were asked to trace out the outline of their hands and write something about them.  One particular candidate wrote:

“I hate my hands.  The knuckles are too big and they hurt (she had arthritis).   The veins are ugly and my hands won’t always do what I want them to do.”  Up to this point, there was complete silence in the class as they felt her pain.

Then she continued: “But these are the hands that can still splash cool water on my face on a hot summer’s day.  These are the hands that clean my body and make my bed.  These are the hands that caress my loved ones and help me hold them.”

In conclusion, she looked up, made eye contact with one of the women near her and said confidently: “I love my beautiful hands!”

Do you love your beautiful hands?  I do.

So parents, you may want to do this exercise with your kids and see what they have to say about their BEAUTIFUL hands.  Have fun . . .

Posted on April 18th, 2008 by June
Filed under: Poems and Quotable Quotes