I'm writing this post to share two important messages with you. The
first is a message we can all learn from. The second is for all the mummies of
young girls out there.
My 8-year-old daughter Annie is a brownie. A couple of weeks ago, she
brought home a sheet that she had completed with her ideas on how we can
help other people smile.
I adore her thoughts on the subject. It's such a shame so many seem to
forget these simple rules of kindness as they get older.
For those who may struggle to interpret the spelling of an 8-year-old
(I've had heaps of practice now and thankfully must only ask occasionally, it makes
me feel so bad when I need to!) This is what she wrote:
- Smile a lot
- Make people happy
- Be kind to them
- Being nice
- Helping people
- Do not be nasty
- Always include people in
things
- Make people laugh
- Don't be rude
- Play with people
- If someone is being mean to
another person stand up for the person being bullied
- Don't bully people
It brought a
tear to my eye reading it. I'm so proud of her. It's lovely to remember the
simplicity of life through a child's eyes.
Couldn't
we all learn from her suggestions? What a different place the world would be if
we all followed these rules and appreciated the importance of smiling and kindness.
Isn't it
lovely how children don't discriminate? They rarely judge or consider
stereotypes. To them we're all just people, plain and simple. I know the adult
world isn't always so straightforward but wouldn't it be wonderful if it were.
To see everyone as a person you want to be kind to, a person you want to make
smile regardless of anything else.
As we
grow up we see being childish as something negative, to be called childish is
usually considered an insult. I don't agree, I'm a huge advocate of being
childish occasionally. We should all listen to our inner child and we can
certainly learn from the children around us. Looking through the innocent eyes
of children can make life so much simpler and sometimes to be a truly good
person that's all you need.
Smiling
really does make you feel better and it really is contagious!!
Now for
my second message. If you have a young daughter it's never too early to put her
name on the waiting list for your local brownie group
We moved
to a new area when my daughter was 3. Thankfully I was advised early on to put
her on to the waiting list for brownies. Thank god, I did! There are three
primary schools in our village yet only one brownie group so places are so hard
to get.
It's such
a shame there aren't more groups as my daughter adores brownies and many girls
her age have missed out on the opportunity. She's made friends, learned good
lessons, taken part in so many fun activities and even got to spend the whole
night at the national space centre!
Well
that's it, my two lessons to share with you all today.
Please go
out and make someone smile soon!
Disclaimer: Sadly Annie's not always so kind and often forgets these rules, especially when
dealing with her little brother!
Thank you
for reading, I hope this made you smile and taught you some lessons too.
Kelly x
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Your daughter's brownies list put a huge smile on my face! You must be so proud? x
ReplyDeleteVery proud, made me smile and cry. Thanks for commenting
DeleteThank you for linking up to Share the Joy Kelly! Your daughter certainly has the right idea with her list, I think it's wonderful when children process these things for themselves. I was in the Girls Brigade when I was around Annie's age and had the same kind of benefits, although I never got to sleep in the space centre, that sounds cool! #sharethejoy
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