Tag Archives: growth

Oct15

accomplishments.

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my granddaughter at her swim meet

i’ve watched her grow in strength and speed

my niece in her rowing regatta

i’ve watched her grow confident in trying new things

my good friend’s son on the keys in a jazz trio at an art fair

i’ve watched him grow to find his gift and proudly share it with others

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each has worked very hard

all have grown as people

in so many ways

what a thrill to see them 

stepping out into the world

exactly as they are

i could not be prouder.

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‘you get whatever accomplishment you are willing to declare.’

-georgia o’keeffe

Aug10

few things are more satisfying than seeing your children have teenagers of their own.~doug larson

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i have a great affection for babies and teens

awkward and gawky and working so hard to be independent

saw this group performing at a local small town event

song full of angst and sass, just wanting to be left alone to party.

what being a teenager is all about

trying on all the faces and seeing what fits 

some things never change just appear in a different form.

 

 

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“foolishness, radicalism, morbidity are marks of promising youth, the obvious signs of inward ferment. the melancholy pose, the affectation of pessimism and cynicism, the sentimentality, the conviction of genius, that many of us deplore or deride in certain young people, may be as natural to their age and disposition as the sense of immortality of which Hazlitt writes so feelingly in one of his essays. we should rejoice to find them. they are among the indications of spiritual growth.”

~Robert M. Gay, “As I Laye A-Thynkynge,” The Atlantic Monthly, January 1917

 

Apr28

growth.

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everything is growing and changing

all in their own time

each in their own way

we watch and care for them

soon they will all be something new.

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“and the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” 

― Anais Nin

 

Mar12

in bud.

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flower and child

 both in bud

soon to blossom. 

 

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“so much is in bud.”

-denise levertov

Dec19

growing.

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as we watched 

the big kids perform

‘a christmas carol’

the kinder 

kept whispering

and asking 

‘why is that man so mean?’

‘why is he so crabby?’ 

‘how can he be that mean?’

I told them that later in the play

mr. scrooge’s heart will grow

and he will learn to be nice 

just like what happened to the grinch

 it made my own heart grow

 to think about

their innocence 

their naturally kind and compassionate state of being

how they could not even begin to imagine

why someone would choose to be mean.

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‘i think being nice is more important than being clever.’

-ricky gervais

 

Jun9

open doors.

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one kinder opens the door for another after making sure it is safe for him to go

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the bittersweet feelings of being part of our multi-age class

most of the children don’t see themselves as being

different ages or stages

and may not yet see

that some will be moving on

to the higher grades

where they will have the chance to grow

in ways they have yet to imagine

and some will stay with us

for one more year

where they will have the chance

to be the leaders and teachers

to the new little ones joining our class

what we all know without any doubt

is that we are one

 we will always keep an open door for all of them

to safely come and go as they need

and as some leave and as some stay

our journeys continue another day.

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“if I look back when I begin to leave, will they remember me?” 

― adam young, owl city

May25

stalks gone wild.

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it seems that the bean stalks

in our classroom

have gone a bit wild

very quickly

and

we are on the lookout for giants.

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“well, first of all,” said the bfg,

“human beans is not really believing in giants, is they?

human beans is not thinking we exist.”

  • -roald dahl – “the bfg”
Jul5

grow.

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Mar26

step.

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change

which way will you go?

Dec18

and so it grows.

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