Inspired with a passion to value, grow and celebrate our differences, Karen Tui-Boyes created Spectrum Education 30 years ago to help shape a better future for everyone. She continues to consciously ignite learning, inspire growth and instil innovation to empower students, teachers and parents to master their own development and become the best version of themselves. If you want to discover more about my work visit my website on https://philippaross.com/ or email me on: info@philippaross.com Podcast page on my website:  https://philippaross.com/podcast/ Join and comment on the Waste Not Want Not facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Waste-Not-Want-Not-108328284940165   Karen’s website:  https://www.spectrumeducation.com/ Email: karen@spectrumeducation.com People who have influenced Karen: Art Costa and Bena Kallick from Habits of Mind Institute https://www.habitsofmindinstitute.org/about-us/ Rumi Quote: “Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world, today I am wise, so I’m changing myself.” Karen’s favourite book The Alchemist by Paul Coelho: https://paulocoelhofoundation.com/books/paulo-coelho-the-alchemist/ Two of Karen’s books she mentioned: Roots & Wings https://spectrumeducation.thrivecart.com/roots-and-wings-book/ A Taste of Gratitude recipe book: https://www.spectrumeducation.com/a-taste-of-gratitude/ Tickets to see Dr Jane Goodall in Auckland 10th June 2024 https://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=JANEGOOD24 International Womans Day: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/   On Children poem:  Kahlil Gibran Your children are not your children.They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.They come through you but not from you,And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts,For they have their own thoughts.You may house their bodies but not their souls,For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.Let your bending in the archer’s hand be for gladness;For even as He loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also the bow that is stable. Chris Bliss’s extraordinary juggling act that inspired my work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAILqBg_cJo   Interview with 103 year old Dr Gladys McGarey https://open.spotify.com/episode/2e6AFX2YlSlDUkO4rVgYkP   Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talk on ‘Do Schools Kill Creativity’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY&list=PL8A48D7DAFBAF140A&index=17   Iris Apfel column on the 50 lessons life taught her: Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good. When in doubt, just take the next small step. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does. Pay off your credit cards every month. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present. It’s OK to let your children see you cry. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying. You can get through anything if you stay put in today. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else. When it comes to going after what