Good morning! Let’s think of home and everyone we live with.
Good morning! Let’s think of home and everyone we live with.
You can learn more about Taes Leavitt and her work by visiting bigheartjourney.com.
And you can write to Taes or record a voicemail and send it to listen@akidsco.com. We would love so much to hear about your day or the ways you say goodnight.
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S2E03, MORNING Home
[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!
[HOME]
Taes: It's so good to see you today. I just love spending a little bit of time with you in the morning, and then a little bit more time with you at night.
Today, we are going to talk about the feeling of home. And what does the feeling of home feel like to you? We're gonna create that feeling inside of our bodies and inside of our hearts. And then you'll be all ready to head out into your day.
Can you jump up on your feet and make the shape of a house over your head? And now can you imagine that all of the people who live in your home are standing around you, and if you are doing this with all those people, you can do it with them. And you're going to either imagine, or for-real hug, all of the people who live in your home and if you're not with them, I want you to imagine that that house is coming down over top of their heads and you're giving them all a great big hug.
And can you say, “When I look at you, I'm home.”
And can you think of a word that describes how it feels like to be home? What does home feel like for you?
Those are really good words. Home might feel like love or like cozy or like family. How does home feel for you?
And can you take that feeling of home and take all those people who live inside of your home, and hold them in the palm of your hand and just look at them?
And can you take that feeling of home, that feeling of love and hugs and put it inside of your heart?
And can you say, “When I look at you, I'm home.”
And as you go out into your day, you'll probably leave your home for a little bit today. Know that your home is always there for you to come back to.
And tonight, when we go to sleep, we'll find the feeling of home again. And then we'll be ready for bed.
But right now, can you roll your shoulders back, take a big deep breath in, let it out, and know that as you leave, you've got that feeling of home inside of your heart.
[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.