Good morning! Let’s choose to have a big heart day today.
Good morning! Let’s choose to have a big heart day today.
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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S2E49, MORNING My Big Heart Day
[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!
[MY BIG HEART DAY]
Taes: This morning, we're going to take a minute and connect to your heart. And then I'm going to share with you something that I like to say every single morning. And then you will be ready to get out there into your big heart day.
So let's start by putting your hands on your heart. And can you feel your heart beating? And as you feel your heart beating, count to five. Ready. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
That heart that beats all day long, every single day. Take a big deep breath in, and let it out. And count to five again. Ready? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Good. Now, can you say, “I choose to have a big heart day”?
Good. Now take a big deep breath in and let it out. One more time. Can you say, “I choose to have a big heart day”?
Having a big heart day means always choosing the things that feel good. It means choosing the happy thoughts. It means choosing to take a minute before you react to big feelings. It means choosing to always listen to your own heart.
And I want for you to choose right now to have a big heart. Choosing a big heart day also means being really kind to the people that you meet. It means really listening to what they have to say.
And today, I know that, since you have said this in the morning, it is going to help you choose to have a big heart day all throughout the day.
And so, right now, I just want you to close your eyes and think about what you will do today to have a big heart. What kinds of things will you add into your day? So you can think about, maybe imagine being extra nice to people. Maybe imagine when you have a big feeling, stopping and listening to your heart before you say anything. How will you choose to have a big heart day today?
And once you have thought of a few ways that you will choose to have a big heart day, can you jump up on your feet? And can you stomp your feet five times? Ready? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Good. And can you say, “I choose to have a big heart day”?
I love that. And I want to wish you the best, big heart day. Tonight, we are going to meet up and I would love to hear how you had a big heart day today.
[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.