I Know Me
7 rhyming stories for all ages
Karen Lee Morton M.A.
Story Excerpts
If life is a journey, 'I Know Me' gives you the steps to make the best of it.
Not all stories begin with “Once upon a time …” Sometimes, the story just sneaks up on you. You go to bed happy, but want to hide under the covers in the morning. You’re holding it all together, but someone says or does something that makes you lose your head. Or there’s a slow burn – that creeping, crawling feeling of fear, sadness, or hurt building in your body.
The next thing you know, instead of healthy action and “using your words” (like you teach the kids), you REACT! Let’s give you a better option.
Let your imagination take you to a quiet place for a moment. Take a deep breath in, and as you slowly breathe out, imagine bright sunlight moving from your chest, down your legs, deep and wide into the ground. You want “roots out your boots.”
Take another slow, deep breath in. This time, when you exhale, imagine that bright ray of sun growing from your chest right up and into the centre of the sun. You want to be “one with the sun.”
In your third deep, slow breath, imagine the sun inside of you and growing steadily out all around you. It should be at least past your finger tips in all directions, and deep below your feet. You want a “bright light bubble” of personal space.
Feeling calm? Grounded, connected, and protected, ask yourself your next best step, and get on out into your world.
The Skills
Praise
Story 1
Scared Like Me
Teo, Katie, Fang Hua and Jared,
all felt alone, uncertain and scared.
Their mums couldn’t help them, and nor could their dads,
whose own fears were hiding behind lots of pads.
Story 2
Here, There and Everywhere
Near someone kind, you may feel quite jolly;
mean actions, though, can leave knots in your belly.
For the energy of others will blend with your own,
just as yours will impact their energy home.
Story 3
Safe Inside
Buzzing, noisy, hyper sound?
Bright light bubble, slows it down.
Anger, rage, bully, shout?
Bright light bubble, keeps it out.
Story 4
Hold On Tight
Sometimes, I wake up in the morning:
I’ve been snoring, people glowering.
I feel frazzled, all bedazzled,
kinda hyper, can’t decipher
what to do or how to do it:
Like I’m flying, no denying.
Story 5
Stand Tall
I’ll show you how to be able to touch the sun:
You’re capable! Its energy will fill you up,
just like you were a golden cup.
A cup, in fact, incredible, with energy renewable:
Its source, the sun, is non-stop power,
connecting you through every hour.
Story 6
I Know Me
Can you picture if your mother, or your father,
or your friend, had a whole pile of emotions
that they didn’t comprehend?
And instead of doing something to connect
and make a change, they just yelled, or screamed,
or lied, or hid, or acted kind of strange?
Story 7
Seeing Me, Seeing You
Listen, you say? With eyes that don’t see?
I’m confused more and more: Just how can that be?
Yes, I see you’re confused by the eyes in my head,
so let’s talk intuition – It’s faster, instead!
- 7 stories to entice your imagination
- easy reading: limited text per page
- 59 images in the digital version
- digital book meets NNELS accessibility guidelines