A Quiet Place

Yesterday, on Sesame Street, Ernie visited his special quiet place where he goes to think. He even had a song to sing about his special place under an apple tree. After that song was over, it occurred to me to ask The Kid if he had his own special quiet place. He nodded his head and pointed outside...then he said very softly, "with my dog." "What do you do in your quiet place?" I asked. "I just think," was his reply.

Now for those of you who have met The Dog, you will understand when I say that "with the dog" is not exactly the quietest place around our house. In fact the dog is very loud and busy, but for some unexplainable reason, he will sit still and quietly with The Kid. (This is only after, of course, several minutes of wild running and jumping and barking - and the dog is pretty loud, too!!!)

All this to say, I remembered today that we all need quiet times and places to have those. I am also reminded that, in this day of much activity and busy schedules, we must be sure to allow for our kids to have times and places of quiet so they can just sit and think. I believe that "sitting and thinking" may be becoming a lost art.

What about you? Do you have a "quiet place?" Do your kids?
There may be more wisdom to be found on Sesame Street than we knew!