Thrive 2019-06-10

Today we have a show about children, about kindness, and about the magic that we can create simply by showing up with open hearts and with curiosity. How we, as adults, can create powerful, lasting experiences for children that may shape their lives beyond our imagination. 

Our first guest is Laura Schroff, the author of a memoir about the course of events that took place when an 11 year-old boy asked her for spare change because he was hungry. The story of the relationship that ensues is captured in her book, An Invisible Thread, #1 New York Times best seller for 39 weeks in 2011, and now released in a young readers' version. Laura's is the story of the life-changing power of small acts of kindness.

Our second guest is William Meyer, teacher of history, economics and humanities, lifelong meditator and author of the book, Three Breaths and Begin. Bill speaks about how he has brought meditation into his classroom and the impact it has had on his students, but also on him. He talks about how meditation is helping to correct the failures of our modern education in teaching children how to develop self-awareness, acquire wisdom, and be the owners of their own learning.