In first grade we did our Wednesday morning yoga.
We always end that with these sentences:
May we be safe and protected.
May we be surrounded by love and kindness.
May we live with ease.
When we came back to the room we went around our morning meeting circle sharing our thoughts.
We said our sentences again with me asking where that would begin.
One student put her hand on her heart and said that it would begin in our hearts and spread.
I said yes, that we are a caring community, taking care of each other….
Just like the bees we have been studying.
They made up be phrases like, we can bee caring….
I smiled knowing
our children will lead the way to compassion and peace.
