Showing posts with label curiosity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label curiosity. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Curiosity

I have always like the quote that "Knowledge is Power", I believe that is so true! When my kids were young, they all went through that stage of asking WHY? about everything. It seemed like no matter what the answer was, the Whys kept coming.
Now even my granddaughter did that too. Some things never change, but do we really want them too? Don't we want them to ask as many questions as they can? Don't we want them to be curious and ever learning? I think we do, so we will just have to be more patient when the next set of WHYS come along, and remember that we should probably be asking more questions ourselves. 

"I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity."  ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

 

"There is a time to teach and a time to learn, childhood is the time for learning in the home, and it  passes quickly. As mothers, we must learn to make this time effective."   ~ Barbara Smith

"Children should be cherished with the strongest bonds of affection. No sacrifice is too great to protect our families from evil and to rear them in righteousness."   ~ Camilla E. Kimball

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

There is a world of possibilities out there!

Today I talked to Lauren, she is doing pretty well...still trying to figure out all of her schedules, classes and just getting used to the whole college life. I am so excited that she is there. I miss my kids when they go away (terribly) but I am thrilled that they have the chance to grow and develop. I didn't take advantage of that opportunity at that time in my life and I believe it made a difference. I had other opportunity's, they  were more hands on type of learning, but still having an education is important. I especially love that my girl's have this chance. I love this quote by Marjorie Pay Hinckley....

"DEVELOP SOME INTELLECTUAL CURIOUSTY. IF YOU HAVE IT, YOU WILL NEVER BE BORED. IF YOU HAVEN'T, CULTIVATE IT, HOLD FAST TO IT. NEVER LET IT GO. TO THE INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUS, THE WORLD WILL ALWAYS BE FULL OF MAGIC, FULL OF WONDER. YOU WILL BE INTERESTING TO YOUR FRIENDS, TO YOUR SPOUSE, AND A JOY TO YOUR CHILDREN. YOU WILL BE ALIVE TO ALL OF THE WONDERFUL POSSIBILITIES OF THIS WORLD."

"One of the things that may get in the way of people being lifelong learners is that they’re not in touch with their passion. If you’re passionate about what it is you do, then you’re going to be looking for everything you can to get better at it." ~ Jack Canfield


"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." ~ Mahatma Gandi