Uplift Values Calendar Program
To guide families through the Uplift annual membership, we’ve created a rotating 12-month printable calendar along with other printables.
Each month focuses on a theme, which helps the principles in the weekly lessons sink in and bring about inner transformation.
We’ve also created a printable journal that enables family members of all ages to dig deeper into the daily discussion questions. This is something that you can look back on to see how your kids have grown over time, and it also helps solidify each of the principles discussed in the lessons. We recommend that parents fit it it into a short bedtime routine.
Download the Uplift worksheets, yearly calendar, journal, and more. (Members only)
Note: You can start this program at any point of the year.
January: Intentions
- Intentions: Knowing What You Want and Getting It
- Strengths: Finding Your Individual Purpose
- Courage: Standing Up For Yourself and Others
- Grit: You Can Do Hard Things
- Practice: Finding Joy in Deliberate Improvement
February: Wisdom
- Focus: The Power of Concentration in a Distracting World
- Wisdom Reading: Words That Awaken the Heart
- Meditation: An Introduction to Mindful Breathing
- Mindful Eating: Making the Most of Meal Time
March: Presence
- Compassion: Standing in Someone Else’s Shoes
- Curiosity: Asking Questions Without Judgment
- Mindfulness: Being Present to Whatever Is Here
- Honesty: Telling the Truth Sets You Free
Optional March mini-lessons:
April: Renewal
- Growing Up: Awareness of More and More
- The Hero’s Journey: Growing Through Challenges
- Spirituality: A Direct Experience
- Living Simply: Freedom From Too Much Stuff
Optional April mini-lessons:
May: Emotions
- Emotions: Games and Activities
- Emotions, Part I: Naming Your Feelings
- Emotions, Part II: Regulating Your Feelings
- Journaling: An Approach to Inner Transformation
- Anxiety: Finding Calm in the Chaos
- Self-Compassion: Being a Friend to Yourself
Optional May mini-lesson:
June: Home Life
- Chores: Caring For Our Space Together
- Digital Technology: Being Fully in Your Life
- Conflict: Facing Each Other With Love
- Sleep: Caring for Body and Soul
Optional June mini-lessons:
July: Fun
- Creativity: Saying “Yes… And” to Life
- Humor: Connecting Through Laughter
- Critical Thinking: Developing Healthy Skepticism
- Flow: The Joy of Effortless Action
- Music: A Universal, Elevated Language
August: Movement
- Dance: A Timeless Way to Feel Alive
- Play: Enjoying Life and Having Fun Together
- Exercise: Keeping Your Body and Mind Happy
- Activism: Making Your Values Visible in the World
September: Community
- Bullying: Learning to Be Direct and Kind
- Self-Advocacy: Knowing What You Need and Asking For It
- Respect: Seeing the Worth of Self and Others
- Friendship: What Makes a Good Friend?
Optional September mini-lesson:
October: Connection
- Fairness: Creating a More Just World
- Forgiveness: An Act of Love and Freedom
- Polarities: Exploring Complementary Virtues
- Timeless Wisdom: Stories From the Past
- Lineage: Telling Family Stories
Optional October mini-lessons:
November: Gratitude
- Role Models: Choosing Your Influences
- Stillness & Contemplation: A Practice of Deep Listening
- Gratitude: Appreciating What’s Present
- Humility: Strong Enough to Be Open
Optional November mini-lessons:
December: Giving
- Giving: A Source of Connection and Love
- Purpose: Discovering What Makes You Feel Alive
- Kindness: Looking Out For Others
- Hope: Overcoming Despair
Optional December mini-lessons:
Wisdom Traditions
Each of these mini-lessons celebrates one or two gifts that a wisdom tradition brings to the world. Insert them as you’d like.
- Christianity: Parables and Contemplation
- Islam: Fasting and Service
- Hinduism: Chanting
- Buddhism: The Middle Way
- Taoism: Effortless Action
- Native American Religions: Ceremony and Ritual
- Stoicism: Finding Inner Calm
- Judaism: Keeping Tradition and Community
- Sikhism: Equality for All
- Shinto: Spirit in All Things
- Secular Humanism: Reason and Ethics
