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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

For When You Realize You Grew Up and Became Toad

The Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel are some of the sweetest, most heart warming books you could ever read. They were a huge part of my childhood, and like all great children's books, are even better as you get older.

Toad is my favorite. Toad has bad days. He gets tired, gets frustrated, and has doubts. But sometimes, things go really well. And he's always ready to appreciate those moments.

Frog and Toad is about little things. It's about contentment, joy, hope, friendship, and putting others first. So for all the times when you realize you are Toad.....

For when willpower isn't one of your strengths...



And when diets are for the birds (literally).


For when you procrastinate...



Only to feel overwhelmed and guilty.


For when a little thing....



...turns into a big deal.



And we overreact.


And then realize how ridiculous we were, and feel bad.


And the only way to make it up is just to act from the heart.


For when inspiration runs dry....



...and all you really want to do is sleep.



For when you don't quite know why you're sad...



And all you really want is a friend.

For when you worry you're not wanted...


And then we don't know the right way to help.


And we make the wrong assumptions.


For when making your to-do list is the most productive thing you do all day...



For when we want, with all our heart, just to be good...



And we get impatient while working for what we want...



For when the haters start to get to us...



And we begin to believe that we cannot do it.


"Toad ran back to frog.
"This kite is a joke," he said, "It will never get off the ground.""

But if you keep trying, it will.



You've just got to keep shaking it up to find what works. And when you've made it, you'll be so much higher than all the people that told you you couldn't do it.


For when the world starts to get to you.

And your head hurts. And your muscles are sore. And your heart is sore.

And you feel like you aren't seen, or heard, or wanted.

And the only thing you're sure of, is that true friendship is the most important thing in the world.


Happy Wednesday! xoxo

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