Greetings from France! GCP is on the road this week, with limited access to the blog, but we don't want to miss the chance to share a Thoughtful Thursday. Today's Thoughtful Thursday celebrates vacations, with poems from three very well-known American poets. From Robert Frost comes "The Road Less Traveled", which we include here to reflect on the joys [...]
Earlier this week the American Academy of Pediatrics announced a policy recommending that pediatricians tell parents to read aloud to their infants from birth. In support of this new policy, today's Thoughtful Thursday celebrates the pleasures of reading. Hope these poems inspire you to read with your sons (whatever their age). Enjoy. There is no Frigate like a Book [...]
Today's Thoughtful Thursday pays tribute to the gifted and beautiful actress, writer and activist Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014). Here are a few favorite Ruby Dee quotes. Enjoy. • The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within -- strength, courage, dignity. • God, make me so uncomfortable that [...]
With Father's Day coming up on Sunday, today's Thoughtful Thursday pays tribute to dads. In "Only a Dad" Edward Albert Guest pays tribute to all of the fathers who work hard to support the families who love them. Martin Espada describes witnessing his father's bravery as a child in "The Sign in My Father's Hands". Li-Young Lee passes on [...]
As the school year draws to a close, our sons in middle/junior high and high school may be facing final exams. Today's Thoughtful Thursday offerings are a mix of poems about tests and school in general. It includes a cute poem to read to your young one who needs a bit of encouragement on test taking day, a poem [...]
With today's Thoughtful Thursday GCP joins the world in celebrating the life of Maya Angelou, poet and author extraordinaire. Here we share a few of our favorite quotes. Enjoy. * * * * * * * * * * * I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it [...]
We are still in graduation season, and the inspirational quotes abound. Here are a few more: We begin with two quotes from John Legend's commencement speech at the University of Pennsylvania: The key to success, the key to happiness, is opening your mind and your heart to love. Spending your time doing things you love and with people you [...]
Saw "A Raisin in the Sun" on Broadway this week. If you are in the New York City area between now and June 15th, by all means go and see it. Even if you have seen the play many times before, this production and cast is well worth seeing. Standout acting in a production that feels as if it [...]
Graduation season is upon us! (We at GCP are especially excited about this, as one of our young'uns is graduating in a few weeks.) For this week's Thoughtful Thursday offering, we are serving up a few quotes from commencement speeches to inspire us all. Enjoy. "You have been tested and tempered by events that your parents and I never [...]
Today, May 1st, is May Day. May Day celebrates the arrival of Spring, and in many parts of the world children dance around the maypole as part of the May Day commemoration. In many cultures, May Day, also known as International Worker's Day or Labor Day, is also a day of celebrating work and workers. This week's Thoughtful Thursday [...]