Greetings to all in our hive, young and old, close by and far away. It’s been a time of many climate change crises, wars, and the beginning of the holiday season. I have found through my practice of yoga that only in seeking to be balanced am I able to give of myself and not be swept into the ocean of chaos. This little newsletter flying out each month is one tiny way of doing what I can to contribute to uplifting our planet.
I just found out that the 2nd Wednesday of October, the day this flies into your inbox, has been designated “National Stop Bullying Day.” First begun in 2011, it was created to raise awareness of bullying and encourage the prevention of it. As you may know, this is one of the themes of Bee-Coming Strong. We’re endeavoring to shed light on the reality that bullying comes from fear and not courage, that it shows weakness and not strength. Especially in today’s political climate, this is an increasingly important lesson for our children and our world to understand. We’d love it if the wisdom MamaQueenzieBee shares with Jazianzza about bullying can open discussions in the home about this awful reality.
Jazi is so hopeful her beautifully illustrated story can help address the serious issue of bullying that she wants to share it for free. To that end, you can download a free PDF of Bee-coming Strong here.
Feel free to share it widely with friends, schools, libraries, etc. Let’s enable Jazi to help as many children as possible. The PDF is protected, so it can’t be edited. You can download copies for your children or others. If this leads people to buy a book, that’s great, but whether they do or not, if Jazi can help empower a child, we are happy. That’s the purpose behind our work.
We’d rather they subscribe to the newsletter at Anandamayibaker.com and receive the PDF in their first Welcome letter so we can keep in touch. However, it’s not essential. The goal is to allow Jazianzza to fly to around the world, sharing her “memoir” with all who might benefit from it. Also, new subscribers will now automatically receive the coloring pages in the 2nd Welcome letter that arrives a few days after the first. I’ve seen not only children but adults having a ball with those coloring pages! (A big thank you to my Fiverr friend Kisilda for helping with this!)
If people could be kind enough to leave a review on Amazon at https://a.co/d/5yoynRW or on Goodreads, we’d very much appreciate it. It really helps people decide whether to buy the book.
Ok, something cute to leave you with…here’s a beautiful little video of a baby bee bee-ing born! Happy birthday baby bee. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QflrruqH6rU
We wish you a month filled with awe and gratitude for this incredible planet we are blessed to live on. May we all grow to be kinder to nature, one another, and ourselves as we move into this last quarter of the year.
“Only the weak are cruel.
Gentleness can only be expected from the strong. “
Leo Buscaglia