| Web of Love
by Steve Goodier
Listen to how a simple ball of yarn became a web of love for
one classroom of high school students.
Their teacher seated the students in a circle on the carpeted
floor. One member of the group was instructed to toss a ball
of yarn to someone across the circle, holding tightly to one
end. The recipient took hold of the string and listened as
the one who tossed it shared something that she especially
liked about him. Keeping hold of the string, he then tossed
the ball across the circle to someone else and affirmed something
positive about her. The ball of yarn was tossed across and
around the circle until everyone had both heard and shared
encouragement...and thus the yarn became a woven web of love
and good feelings....
Before they went their separate ways, the teacher
took scissors and snipped through the web. Each person took
a piece of yarn away as a remembrance of the special words
they heard. Surprisingly, many of them wore cherished pieces
of yarn around their wrists for days and weeks afterward.
Every year now, students ask their teacher to
end the term with the Web of Love. It has become an annual
tradition in their high school! Which goes to show how much
encouragement means to most people.
Why wait? We can find opportunities to affirm
others throughout the day. Few people grow weary of hearing
sincere appreciation and praise. And each time you give it
you help to create an invisible web of love that can last
a lifetime.
Keywords: encouragement, love, self esteem, teachers, school
About the Author
Steve Goodier, Salt Lake City, UT USA
Publisher@LifeSupportSystem.com
http://lifesupportsystem.com
Steve Goodier is a newspaper columnist and author of numerous
books on personal development. Visit his site for more information,
free eBooks or to sign up for his ezine newsletter of Life,
Love and Laughter at http://LifeSupportSystem.com.
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