Have
I told you lately how wonderful you are? How
the sound of your feet running
from afar brings
dancing rhythms to my day? How
you laugh and
sunshine spills into the room?
Have
I told you that you are creative? A
woman named Georgia O’Keeffe moved
to the desert and painted petals, bone, bark. She
helped us see big beauty in what is small: the
hardness of stone and the softness of feather.
Have
I told you that you are smart? That
you braid great ideas with imagination? A
man named Albert Einstein turned
pictures in his mind into giant advances in science, changing
the world with
energy and light.
Have
I told you that you are brave? A
man named Jackie Robinson played baseball and
showed us all how
to turn fear to respect and
respect to love. He
swung his bat with the grace and strength of a lion and
gave brave dreams to other dreamers.
Have
I told you that you are a healer? Sitting
Bull was a Sioux medicine man who
healed broken hearts and broken promises. It
is fine that we are different, he said. “For
peace, it is not necessary for eagles to be crows.” Though
he was put in prison, his
spirit soared free on the plains, and his wisdom touched
the generations.
Have
I told you that you have your own song? A
woman named Billie Holiday wore a gardenia in her hair and
sang beautiful blues to the world. Her
voice, full of sadness and joy, made
people feel deeply and add their melodies to the chorus.
Have
I told you that you are strong? A
woman named Helen Keller fought her way through long, silent darkness. Though
she could not see or hear, she
taught us to look at and listen to each other. Never
waiting for life to get easier. she
gave others courage to face their challenges. |
