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Lessons From Childhood
Jenny Lyon, Strive
Lesson 3: 
Never Stop Trying

"You can do it."  
"I can't do it."  
"You can do it.  Try."  
"I can't do it."  
"Try again."
"I can't do it."
"You can do it.  You'll be great at it.  Keep trying."
"I did it!"
"Yes, you did!"
"I did it all by myself!"

I've had this conversation with my daughter so often that when I am daunted she cheers me on.   
Isn't it wonderful when roles reverse and our children encourage each other and us?   
Striving is at the heart of life, of growth.  Nothing is impossible.   Set goals just beyond what you think you can achieve and go for them with gusto.  Provide scaffolding for those around you and accept help from them in turn.  And learn as much from your children as you teach them.

Never stop trying.

Good Reads:

1.  Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts
 
2.  Oh, The Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss

3.  Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss

4.  A Gold Star for Zog by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

5.  Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems

6.  The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter


Quotable:

"The difficult I'll do right now.
The impossible may take a little while."

*Bob Russell, immortalized by Billie Holiday


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