Comments on: All I Really Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten

By: Melia

Melia — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:41:38 +0000

Thanks, Sara. That morning was one of the best I’ve ever had. It reminded me of what’s important in life, and how we know so much at age six that we forget by the time we’re sixteen. But we can remember!

Fred, that sounds like an unexpectedly awesome evening. One of the coolest thing about hanging out with kids is getting reacquainted with the world through their eyes. Being present and curious, marveling in the moment, feeling breathless on a windy day…it makes you grateful to be alive.

By: fred

fred — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:39:47 +0000

Yesterday after work ,my 10 year old daughte ask me to take her kite flying.It was a very blustery fall day and a litttle cold.I took out her 15 foot demon kite, strung it up and we drove to the park. It was great.The kite which had given her so much trouble in the past flew high and danced in the wind.I watched this little person whom I love beyond words and just wallowed in the moment. I later thanked her and God for getting me up off the couch and enjoying two of the things I love best ,my daughter and a windy day.

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:37:14 +0000

This is the first time I read this post–linked from another–and it very nearly made me tear up. What a lovely day and so much insight garnered from it.

By: Renee

Renee — Sun, 11 May 2008 06:23:22 +0000

This is absolutely stunningly beautiful and inspiring. What is it about our world that turns children into self-conscious, unimaginative, fearful adults?

How come there aren’t classrooms set up for children to teach adults? A classroom where the kindergarteners make the rules and curriculum and the adults have to follow? What if all of the rulers of the world were forced to take a break from their warring and trading and go out for recess. Wouldn’t we live in a much more peaceful place?

By: Gillie

Gillie — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:21:41 +0000

I’m so excited about Reschool Yourself, babe! (By the way, I want my own six-year-old Yoda. Amazing.) Love the FAQ page. Haha, and thanks for the No Dowry comments. “My Left Foot of Fury” and “Shoop.” My favorite things!

By: Kush

Kush — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:13:27 +0000

Hi Melia,

Lovely post Melia. Transported me to the middle of a vivacious classroom full of these amazing kids. Loved your exchange with Max - he seems almost mythical. Goodness, I need to find a Max in my life as well!

By: Natasha

Natasha — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:21:44 +0000

Wow….life is whatever you fill in the blank…Melia and the…whatever the f it may be…remember-anything and everything is possible…i love that.

By: Margaret Pinard

Margaret Pinard — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:19:27 +0000

Well, here’s another piece of advice: don’t cower before the weight of “ORIGINAL.” Another kid in Cameroon just might have had some idea about green aliens and stickiness. What matters is that YOUR life is subjectively YOURS. Forget all that objectivity crap we have to learn about at adult school- life is what YOU make it! Make it HAPPY!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:25:14 +0000

Nice post! Makes me want to go back to Kindergarten too. =) I can’t wait to hear about the next “Melia AND THE…”