The premise of the program is that we are all here as unique parts of God playing the Discovery Game here on Earth, and our mission is to discover our hidden talents and open our heart center so that God can live through us.

 

Your child's "Discovery Book" can be a great tool in this exciting process.

 

Journaling as a Spiritual Practice

For those of you who keep a Gratitude Journal or "journal" as a spiritual practice, you have discovered how helpful this can be. It can connect you with insights and ideas to help you on your journey, and it is a powerful means of connecting with your "higher self," or "the friend within," who always wants the best for you and is ready to offer insights and ideas.

 

The introduction of daily writing into children’s Discovery Books can equip them with a powerful tool for self-discovery and evolution. This is a practice that can be continued throughout a lifetime and a method by which one can witness the soul’s growth and discovery of one’s purpose.

 

Each page can start with something as simple as, "I discovered something wonderful!" Every day we make discoveries about ourselves, about the people in our lives, and about our amazing world.

 

"I Am" pages are about the discoveries we make about ourselves, and can begin, "I discovered something wonderful today! I am ..."

• a good friend
• a kind person
• a person with great ideas
• kind to new people I meet
• a person who smiles a lot
• good at listening
• happy when I take care of my pets

The list is endless!

 

These positive "I Am" statements form the foundation for our views of ourself, the world, and our place in it. And If you don't already journal, you could start by making your own Discovery Book along with your child!

 

The Discovery Book as Vision Board

Vision Boards can be powerful tools in the creation process, and the Discovery Book can be used to help your child focus on the good things in life and on dreams for the future.

 

You can make a customized cover for your Discovery Book out of a brown paper bag and decorate it with images and words cut out of newspapers and magazines. (There are LOTS of instructional videos on YouTube.)

 

The Law of Attraction

When we are grateful for our lives and take notice of all the amazing things we discover every day, we are open to more, and we joyfully expect more discoveries about ourselves and our lives. In this perfect state of gratitude and receivership, the Law of Attraction responds by delivering more exciting discoveries.

 

And what fun it is to share these discoveries with your family every day! It could be a good meal time activity for everyone in the family, and reinforced before bed.

 

Discovery Time

In these days of "attachment to screens," it is good to have some creative time!

 

Set aside some "Discovery Time" every day to create new entries into Discovery Books. Younger children can dictate their stories to you, and you can write them and illustrate them. The young ones can then add some color. What a great way to learn about the things that are really important to your child.

 

A great rainy day activity: If you're crafty and need ideas, you can ALWAYS create a page for your Discovery Book. One idea: You can cut letters, words, colors and pictures from old magazines or newspapers, and create a collage page.

 

Family Time

Instead of the "How was school?" question, you might ask, "What did you discover today? About yourself? About other people? About the world?"

 

Everyone in the family can take a turn at talking about their discoveries! We're ALL growing and evolving.

 

Go on Discovery Adventures together! Take a walk, watch your pet for 5 minutes, spend time with a tree ... The whole world is waiting to be discovered!

 

Making a Discovery Book

 

The Book

A recycled 3-ring binder, a brown paper bag for a personalized cover, and some paper is all you need for a Discovery Book.  (There are lots of YouTube videos on how to make a book cover out of a brown paper bag.)

 

A loose leaf notebook that allows you to easily add pages is ideal. Consider recycling a notebook, BUT any way of keeping pages together is fine. Paper clips, yarn woven through holes ... even wire twist ties through holes will work!

 

The Cover

The cover should make your child smile. You might want to approach it as a "Vision Board" of things that make your child smile – successes, dreams, things they are grateful for, experiences they want to have, words and phrases that describe them. You can cut pictures out of magazines and newspapers and glue them on the cover.

 

The Pages

For the pages, you can make your own. You can always start with, "I just discovered something wonderful!" to begin your story.

 

Visit the "For Kids" Page

You will find LOTS more about making and using Discovery Books on the For Kids page. And if  you need a Discovery Book in a hurry, you'll find a cover and all the "I Am" Discovery Pages to download.

 

Have fun!