In a time when it is easy to be overcome by fear or worry, we want this series of blog posts to give you simple, gentle, and dynamic ways to reclaim an atmosphere of peace, joy, and wonder in your home. We can all then help shine light to the world by sharing how we are choosing beauty daily. Please join us by using the hashtag #choosingbeauty on social media.
#ChoosingBeauty – Day 1
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“Do you know any birds with white feathers in their tails? If you do not know things such as these, set to work. The world is a great treasure-house full of things to be seen, and each new thing one sees is a new delight.”
-Charlotte Mason (Ourselves p.29)
American Robin by John J. Audubon
Activities
Look: Study the picture to the left. Notice everything you can and try to remember it. Close your eyes. Can you still imagine the picture? Look again. Now look away. Tell everything you remember without looking.
Read: Matthew 6:26-34
Observe: Go outside. Sit very still and listen. Do you hear any birds? Do you see any robins? Watch a bird if you can. What colors do you see? What shape is its beak? Tell everything you notice. Make notes about when and where you saw it. Draw or paint a picture of it if you like.
Read: “Hope is the Thing With Feathers” by Emily Dickinson
Listen: “The White Peacock” by Charles Tomlinson Griffes
Share: What inspired you today? #choosingbeauty
Further Reading:
“American Robin” (Audubon.org)
The Tale of Jolly Robin by Arthur Scott Bailey
“The Robin” Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Comstock, p.57-62
©Charlotte Mason Institute 2020
