| JOYFUL: Happy, filled with cheer;
celebrating life
Vs. Self-pity
- SUGGESTED READING:
Joy
Cocoon
Happiness Hill
What Does it Mean?
Proverbs 15:13
- MOVIES:
Cocoon
Mary Poppins
FAMILY ACTIVITY:
- Parents and children can share funny jokes or stories with one
another. Parents can also remind their children to always smile.
- Trimming the Christmas Tree and decorating the house for the
holidays can be made into a family event by sharing family memories
of previous holidays. This is a chance to laugh with your children
and build a family history of shared stories.
- Spend a few minutes just thinking about all the joy your children
bring to your life. How can you bring as much joy into their lives?
CLASS ACTIVITY:
- Have students make cards to give to their parents for the
holidays.
- Have students make holiday decorations and give them to a hospital
or elder care facility.
HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY:
- Take a collection of small gifts and donate them to a local
charity that will distribute them to families that cannot afford
Christmas presents. This could be made into a class competition.
"My heart is singing for joy this morning. A miracle has
happened! The light of understanding has shone upon my little pupil's
mind, and behold, all things are changed." -Anne Sullivan
"When someone is taught the joy of learning, it becomes a
life-long process that never stops, a process that creates a logical
individual. That is the challenge and joy of teaching." -Marva
Collins
"One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad."
-Elbert Hubbard
"Joys divided are increased." -Josiah Gilbert
Holland
Perform a Random Act of Kindness Each Day
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