Monday, Feb 13 “Follow good and wise people as the moon follows the path of the stars.” — The Dhammapada (Buddhist) THIS WEEK’S LESSON Wisdom Reading Today’s Excerpt: The Story of Socrates Socrates was an ancient Greek lover of wisdom — a philosopher — who was honest about how little he actually knew. One …
Sunday, Feb 12 “Wisdom is not knowing more, but knowing with more of you, knowing deeper.” — Cynthia Bourgeault, wisdom teacher THIS WEEK’S LESSON Wisdom Reading Today’s Excerpt: Lesson Opening Activity To start, read these three facts to your kids and then ask them to repeat them back to you. The moon is 238,000 miles …
Saturday, Feb 11 “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” — Stephen Covey THIS WEEK’S LESSON Focus Today’s Excerpt: In a story from the Hindu epic The Mahabharata, a boy named Arjuna and his fellow students were learning archery with guidance from their teacher. The teacher took a wooden bird …
Friday, Feb 10 “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” — Alexander Graham Bell THIS WEEK’S LESSON Focus Today’s Excerpt: Sentence stem: “One thing I want to focus on less is…” Watch “Selective Attention Test” (1-min video) and follow the instructions (“Count …
Thursday, Feb 9 “Nowhere can you find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in your own soul.” — Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor and philosopher THIS WEEK’S LESSON Focus Today’s Excerpt: Sentence stem: “One thing I want to focus on more is…” You might want to focus on learning a musical instrument, doing your homework …
Wednesday, Feb 8 “Concentrate: you can’t have it all.” — Twyla Tharp, American dancer and choreographer THIS WEEK’S LESSON Focus Today’s Excerpt: Strategies to Focus Sentence stem: “One thing that distracts me is…” When you feel distracted, try one of these ideas to get focused again: Breathe: Take a slow breath in and out. Let …
Tuesday, Feb 7 “When we learn how to pay attention in a particular way, everything goes better.” — Thomas McConkie, mindfulness teacher THIS WEEK’S LESSON Focus Today’s Excerpt: Distractions When is it hard for you to focus? Sometimes we think we can multitask and do several things at once. Multiple screens, constant stream of social …
Monday, Feb 6 “When you train the mind to focus on something like the breath, it also gives you the discipline to focus on much bigger things.” — Yuval Noah Harari, author THIS WEEK’S LESSON Focus Today’s Excerpt: Mindfulness Explain that research suggests that meditation can train our ability to pay attention. Practice strengthening the …
Sunday, Feb 5 “Concentration is the secret of strength.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson, philosopher THIS WEEK’S LESSON Focus Today’s Excerpt: Lesson Opening Activity Start by playing a game in two parts. Ask one person to name an animal. Ask the person to their left to name that same animal and then add one of their …
Saturday, Feb 4 “Repetition is the secret of perfection.” — Maria Montessori THIS WEEK’S LESSON Practice Today’s Excerpt: Zen Story “One day a small boy was playing near the river when he saw an old man with a long beard seated in the sand. The boy moved closer and watched as the old man drew …
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