Book Excerpt + Reflections to support your best life
Hello Friends,
I am very excited to share this excerpt of the Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Workbook for Kids, Volume 1, with you! It includes the full table of contents, a note for grown-ups, a note for kids, the quest invitation, and the Feelings Habit Animal Quiz.
The last page includes an invitation to join my Masterclass on Helping Kids with Tricky Feelings for free when you purchase the workbook.
I will share more resources for helping kids grow self-compassion in my next blog, but today I would like to focus on how to live with intention.
One of my strengths and weaknesses (all in one tidy package) is that I sometimes do too much. My 16 year-old, Maya, has the same gift / challenge. And I say to my 16 year-old often:
“You can do ANYTHING you put your mind to…but you can’t do everything.”
To be our best selves, to make an impact on the world that we are designed to make, we have to be selective about how we spend our time. The other day Maya was contemplating adding one more (good) thing to her schedule, and I asked her how she would feel about her participation in the activity after she had graduated high school. Her response was that said would feel indifferent post-high school, but there were other activities that she would care a lot about having done. I advised her to choose her activities according to her future self. I also encourage Maya to be selective about who she spends her time with, and to focus on building strong relationships with her inner circle. All of this requires that she be intentional. And all of this requires that Maya knows and honors herself.
In addition to being intentional about how we spend our time, we also want to thoughtful about when to just let go and enjoy. If you’d like more food for reflection, including the importance of joyfully letting go, you can check out this blog: What If I Were Grandma.
Wishing you love and joy,
Jamie Lynn
P.S. I had my goddaughter, Abbie, over this week to look at the workbook. She is one of eleven kids who share their experiences throughout the books. Here Abbie is showing her favorite workbook page (which she is in ;)): I am so prateful (proud and grateful) for the phenomenal group of kids who helped me create my workbooks for kids!
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