Beautiful Poem by Amanda Gorman ( American Poet )

Let us begin the year 2022 with a message of Hope and Resilience.

New Day’s Lyric by Amanda Gorman ( released on the 30 Dec 2021 )

May this be the day
We come together.
Mourning, we come to mend,
Withered, we come to weather,
Torn, we come to tend,
Battered, we come to better.
Tethered by this year of yearning,
We are learning
That though we weren’t ready for this,
We have been readied by it.
We steadily vow that no matter
How we are weighed down,
We must always pave a way forward.

This hope is our door, our portal.
Even if we never get back to normal,
Someday we can venture beyond it,
To leave the known and take the first steps.
So let us not return to what was normal,
But reach toward what is next.

What was cursed, we will cure.
What was plagued, we will prove pure.
Where we tend to argue, we will try to agree,
Those fortunes we forswore, now the future we foresee,
Where we weren’t aware, we’re now awake;
Those moments we missed
Are now these moments we make,
The moments we meet,
And our hearts, once all together beaten,
Now all together beat.

Come, look up with kindness yet,
For even solace can be sourced from sorrow.
We remember, not just for the sake of yesterday,
But to take on tomorrow.

We heed this old spirit,
In a new day’s lyric,
In our hearts, we hear it:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne.
Be bold, sang Time this year,
Be bold, sang Time,
For when you honor yesterday,
Tomorrow ye will find.
Know what we’ve fought
Need not be forgot nor for none.
It defines us, binds us as one,
Come over, join this day just begun.
For wherever we come together,
We will forever overcome.

 

 

Raising Resilient and Mentally Strong Kids

Here is one of my favourite talk by Julie Lythcott-Haims

The title  is : How to raise successful kids without over-parenting

I am sure you will enjoy this talk!

Letter from a teenager to his Dad : By Derek Chapman

Below is a meaningful poem by Derek Chapman to his Dad, Gary Chapman

Gary Chapman is the author of the best seller The Five Love Languages for Teenagers

Click the following for a quizzes to get to know the love languages of yourself as well as your family members.

Click here : Quizzes for the 5 love languages

 

Excerpt from :  The Five Love Languages of Teenagers by Gary Chapman

 

Dad,

You listened way past dark,

This is what you gave to me,

You had ears to hear,

The exploding symphony of my youth,

Knife words, scissors syllables slicing thin air;

The others left,

You stayed,

And listened.

 

When I blew holes in the ceiling-shotgun screams,

Rapid firing flames,

Ripping angels’ wing open;

You waited,

Mended the wings.

And we continued somehow,

To the next day,

The next meal,

The next bomb.

 

And when they all ran for cover,

For shelter,

For protection,

You stayed out on the battlefield,

Exposed to fire from all sides;

You risked your life,

When you had me

You risked your life listening,

Way past dark.

 

by Derek Chapman 

 

Communication skill : Avoid Jumping to Conclusion before Clarification

Communication series

We need to avoid jumping to conclusion or make any assumption when someone says or do something.  Be patient, take a deep breath and gently ask questions and seek clarification.

Here is a simple video for illustration.

 

Communication : How to Have Healthy Conflicts?

Here’s a short and informative video clip on communication skills for relationships


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