“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” ~ Dalai Lama
This month at Cottage Lane we are focusing on compassion. At today’s assembly, we discussed the meaning of compassion and how we can show compassion in school, at home and in the world. Our Compassion Cards encourage us to perform random acts of compassion. From the Smile Train Fundraiser to Valentine’s for Veterans, our compassion can make a difference in the lives of others.
Our book of the month, Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson, gives a lesson about how even small acts of kindness can change the world. The main character realizes the lost opportunity for friendship and thinks about how much better it could have been if a little compassion was shown toward others.
Remember…Don’t be a wrinkle in someone else’s heart. Instead…make time this month to complete your compassion cards. Together we can fill our hallway heart!
good morning
smiled
each little thing we do goes out
small things count
smile back
kindness
Old and ragged,
our fingers laced together
whispering secrets,
she is not my friend, when ever she asked us to play we said no
laughing at her clothes
forever gone.
Kindness
Whisper hello
Smile
Friends
Play
Warm
A small gift
forever
Turned to me and smiled
I didn’t smile back
looked my way
I turned to the window
she’s not my friend
we all laughed
she didn’t look up once
each little thing
help change the whole world
kindness more and more.
Hello
Good morning
Smiled
Friends
New Friend
Ask
Jumping
Kindness
Rippled into the world
Small things
Smiled back
A little bit better
Each kindness
Out and away
Small gift
More and More
Forever