Isn't it amazing how little stories can absolutely make you understand life a little bit better? I love the Velveteen Rabbit. All about becoming real. But,for a wide range of life lessons, I always turn to Winnie the Pooh. I mean, how can you beat, “If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together.. there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we're apart.. i'll always be with you.”? It's priceless wisdom. I love Winnie the Pooh and all of his friends. Winnie is a bear with fluff for a brain, but he is the best friend Piglet has. And he is faithful to all of his other friends too.
But special to my heart is Eeyore. I mean, who can resist the quiet, gloomy but sweet donkey who constantly loses his tail? Maybe it's because when he finds a little bit of joy, he is so calm, but so happy. "It's snowing still," said Eeyore gloomily.
"So it is."
"And freezing."
"Is it?"
"Yes," said Eeyore. "However," he said, brightening up a little, "we haven't had an earthquake lately."
And when Eeyore loses his tail, he always depends on someone to find it for him. What I like best about when he finds his tail is his little dance move. I mean, don't you ever just want to do a little dance of joy?
And don't you often feel like Eeyore? Pathetic works for him. But it doesn't work in real life every day. Sometimes we have to step out from under the cloud. We have to choose a different character to emulate.
Perhaps we will have a whole tutorial on Winnie the Pooh characters. But not tonight. Because tonight I am a mom who needs some good rest before tomorrow comes.
blessings,
rhonda
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