Every once in a while you are able to be a part of something that really is amazing!!! I had the great joy of providing storytime to a wonderful group of cuties at a local preschool this morning---what an experience! I got to sit through their sharing time first...HILARIOUS!!! The cutie on the bottom left of the picture brought his cell phone (an obviously inoperable one his parents let him knock around with for fun) and was insistent that he had to take a call from his girlfriend--while he was presenting! They also had a great good morning song and routine that was so full of excitement and smiles I actually almost cried! I think because my kids are teenagers I have forgotten what that bright eyed and bushy tailed 4 year old is like. They were so excited for simple things---like singing a song---or having the details of their outfit pointed out as the teacher went around the circle! (But let's face it---who doesn't like the details of their ensemble of the day pointed out...love those shoes girl!)
The next joy I had was in presenting one of my favorite books of all time...The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein! If you have not read this story yet then you really need to get out there and purchase a copy for your personal library! It is a book on true happiness...true friendship...true ALOHA---and that's what this birthday deal is all about right???;) As I began the storytime I opened the cover and saw the writing of one of my dearest friends Tiffani. She had given me that book for Christmas 1992, and I was immediately taken back to those great times for us together in 1991-3.
Here is the writing in the cover...and that is a pic of us at the Retrix Dance Club in 1991---bad pic I know...we have been friends ever since---22 years strong!
So as I was reading to these incredible kids about how this tree and boy were friends and as they progress through life, find out what truly brought joy to this tree---it was obvious to me that these young minds completely understood what brought that tree joy...they shouted out "it's because she was sharing!" Yes....that's right---the tree was happy when she was giving and sharing---spreading ALOHA!!!:)
Who knew this is what I would gather from this experience? Maybe we need to be more like the tree...or maybe we should just be more like these 4 year olds who are excited to share and give of their love and time so freely! Thinking like a 4 year old also affords you an opportunity to only worry about things such as: sharing time, Halloween costumes, and whether or not mom is gonna make a batch of chocolate chip cookies---yeah those were the good ole days!
Stay tuned as I continue to report on the 40 Random Acts of Aloha!!!!
Malama Pono <<< google it;):):)
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