Good morning! Let’s learn an affirmation about having love for one another.
Good morning! Let’s learn an affirmation about having love for one another.
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S2E39, MORNING Daisy Bumblebee
[INTRODUCTION]
Taes: Good morning. My name is Taes and I want to welcome you to today.
Can you wave your hand and say, “Good morning, day.”
Can you put your hands on your heart and say, “Good morning, heart.”
And I want to say good morning to you.
I just love getting to start today with you as we check in, as we wake up our bodies, and as we think about what is in store for us today.
Are you ready to start off our morning? Great!
[DAISY BUMBLEBEE]
Taes: This morning, we are going to use some of my favorite song lyrics, and we're going to use these to think about somebody that we really love. We're gonna send them some love, and then we're gonna be able to keep that person inside of our heart all day long so that when we're all done and you go out into your day, you will hold this person always inside of your heart.
Sometimes in life, we can't always be together with the people that we love. And sometimes this causes some big “I miss you” feelings. If you have ever had the, I miss you feelings, can you touch the top of your head?
Yeah, I know. I get those feelings all the time. And do you know that I get them the most for. This is something that you can say inside of your head. You can say it as you walk. You can say it with that person that you love. And then you can just keep it inside of your heart and it will really help with those “I miss you” feelings.
Can you put your hand on your heart? And can you think of somebody that you really love? And it might be a guardian, a parent, maybe it's a grandparent. Brother or sister or a pet, just think about them. And can you imagine what they look like? And can you think of something that you really love doing with them?
And can you repeat after me? “I've got love for you.” Ready?
Good. And this time, when you say “you”, you're going to imagine pointing to them. Let's say it together. Ready? “I've got love for you”.
Now, you're gonna say, “And you've got love for me”. And when you say “me”, you're gonna point to yourself. You got it. “And you have got love for me”. Good.
Now, can you make the shape of a daisy over your head? So try to make like a circle over your head. There you go. You're gonna say, “You are like the daisy.” Good.
Now, can you buzz your arms, like you were a little bumblebee. Show me your bumblebee action. Yeah, you need to go. “And I'm the bumblebee”. And when we put it all together, it goes like this.
“I've got love for you. And you've got love for me. I'm like the daisy and you are the bumblebee.”
Let's say it one more time. Ready? “I've got love for you. And you've got love for me. I’m like the daisy, and you’re the bumblebee.”
Now, can you take all of that love that you have for this person? Take all of those words, take all of the times that you have hugged them and put them inside of your heart. And like, we always do give your heart a little bit of a hug by rubbing it.
And remember that you always have love for them. And they always have love for you. They will always be your daisy and you will always be their bumblebee. And even when you are not right in the same place as them, there will always be a string that connects from your heart to their heart and from their heart to your heart, which means that you are never alone.
[CLOSING]
Taes: I'm so excited for you and for your day.
And I want to say thank you so much for starting today with me and for setting yourself up for a big heart kind of day.
I can't wait to see you tonight and hear about all of the things that you did.
Remember: there is nobody in the whole world with a heart, just like yours.
I love you. And I love your big heart so much.