Hiya!

Us kids have the most wonderful imaginations, right? We play pretend and believe ourselves to be an archeologist studying artifacts or a veterinarian helping animals. When you are little like us, there are no limits to what you can be and do! But, every now and then, a tiny voice comes in our heads that says we can’t do something or be someone. (We’re told grown-ups get this voice in their heads, too).

In the recent book, I Can Be Anything! Don’t Tell Me I Can’t, author and illustrator Diane Dillon tells the tale of Zoe, a young girl exploring the different professions she can be when she grows up. Throughout the book, Zoe combats a negative little voice in her head that says, “But what if you fail?” Zoe heroically tells the voice things like, “Go away, voice… I can be anything… but first, I have to learn to read. And don’t tell me I can’t!”

You go, Zoe! Through her experience, we can learn to not give too much power to our negative thoughts. That if we have confidence and faith in ourselves, we can make all our dreams come true!

🙂

Jonzi & Jiji