These aren't my words, but I read them out-loud to my kids tonight and they left my mouth, enveloped my heart and warmed my stomach in a way they never had before.
The words invited me to give myself permission to be who I am in every millisecond of my crazy day. Without judgement. Without question.
Quick as Cricket
by Audrey Wood
illustrated by Don Wood
I'm as quick as a cricket,
I'm as slow as a snail,
I'm as small as an ant,
I'm as large as a whale.
I'm as sad as a basset,
I'm as happy as a lark,
I'm as nice as a bunny,
I'm as mean as a shark.
I'm as cold as a toad,
I'm as hot as a fox,
I'm as weak as a kitten,
I'm as strong as an ox.
I'm as loud as a lion,
I'm as quite as a clam,
I'm as tough as a rhino,
I'm as gentle as a lamb.
I'm as brave as a tiger,
I'm as shy as a shrimp,
I'm as tame as a poodle,
I'm as wild as a chimp.
I'm as lazy as a lizard,
I'm as busy as a bee,
Put it all together,
And you've got ME!
