Hope you all are enjoying the great spring weather!
This month our talk focused on Cheerfulness. Here are the talking points:
All of the good that you do, is only good if done with a smile (examples: helping a family member, making your bed, putting away the dishes etc). If we complain while doing it, then it really doesn't have the same value as if it had been done cheerfully.
We must strive to be happy when things go wrong (it's easy to be happy when they go right!). Life will have ups and downs, and we have to remember that we decide whether or not we will be happy (not other people or other things).
Some of the main culprits that rob us of our cheerfulness are: worrying -which gains us nothing, instead, offer a prayer to God, which always gains us something. Being self-centered also robs us of our cheerfulness, because we can only truly be happy if we come out of ourselves and think of others.
Comparing ourselves to others (what they have or what they are) also can rob us of our cheerfulness. Instead of comparing, be happy when good things happen to those around us! Remember that others want to be around a cheerful person and some of the most cheerful people out there are the ones that suffer the most (physical pain, economic hardship, personal loss, etc), which means that true cheerfulness has little to do with "everything going our way" and a lot do to with choosing to be cheerful.
Then, we had a very special guest, Miss Olivia, come to show us how to make beautiful, professional flower arrangements.
First, she showed us how to properly soak the sponge that will go inside of the vase or container.
Next she began by adding the greenery as filler.
It was amazing to see that even with just the green filler, it started to look so beautiful and full! The girls all watched with great attention as Miss Olivia showed them how to trim the stems and properly place them in the green sponge.
She brought a beautiful assortment of flowers -taking into account a small budget and the hardiness of the flowers (to last at least a week). In a matter of moments, she had created this amazing floral centerpiece that had the girls' eyes popping!
Then it was time to let the girls have a go. They each got a colored plastic Easter egg as a base, with a pre-soaked foam piece. The greenery had already been previously cut which aided in moving the process along.
Before we knew it, everyone had made the most lovely flower arrangements.
Here is Alejandra with her Easter Egg flower arrangement. We will certainly be making these again when Easter comes!
The girls also make mini-flower arrangements in glass vases to take home. All of them were just thrilled and inspired with this special activity. Thank you Mrs. Jenn and Miss Olivia for making this possible!
Finally, this month of April we will have our final meeting of the semester, which will be an Ice Cream Social! Stay tuned for details, as it will probably take place towards the end of this month (possibly the beginning of next).
Wishing you all well,
Club Greenthread Leaders
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