At the beginning of the New Year, many people make resolutions for improving something about themselves and their surroundings. These resolutions usually focus on changing a specific habit that will make their life, health, home, or even attitude better.
We would like to recommend that this year you choose one meaningful, key word to focus on during 2012. Choose a word to meditate on in good times and bad; a word to use with your child in schooling activities as well as around the house. For instance, you might choose:
DETERMINATION
Look up the meaning with your child; learn to spell it; then tell your child about times when you have shown determination. Help you child identify a time when she has been determined. Focus on the word for the whole year or a term or a month or whatever is right for your family. You might want to read biographies of people who have exhibited determination in their lives.
For example:
- Thomas Edison – he would not quit. He made 1000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb before finding the right solution.
- Winston Churchill – he failed 6th grade. He was defeated in every election for public office until England asked him to become the Prime Minister. Listen with your child to his “Never, Never, Never, Never Give Up” speech.
- Louisa May Alcott – her family thought she should forget writing and find work as a servant.
- Gladys Aylward – she changed Chinese history by standing on her “flat feet”.
- Mother Theresa – her life was dedicated to helping the poorest of the poor in India and she wouldn’t stop when people advised her to retire and rest.
We pray that all of you will have a very prosperous and
peaceful New Year.
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