What is your jar full of? May Reading Challenge
Good morning,
What are your big rocks?
I was reminded of a powerful metaphor in my reading this month.
The essence of the story is that if you fill a jar with big rocks first (representing important tasks or priorities), then smaller rocks (less critical tasks), and finally sand (minor tasks or distractions), everything will fit.
However, if you start with sand, then add smaller rocks, and finally add big rocks, the big rocks won’t fit. The jar is already full of less critical items.
The best days will have room for the big rocks:
- Time spent with family
- Laughter with friends
- A spiritual practice or meditation
- Meaningful tasks and passions
Today, allow your big rocks to take center stage, filling your life with purpose, one jarful at a time.
Quote of the Day
“If the big rocks don’t go in first, they aren’t going to fit in later.”
–Stephen R. Covey
📚The HHI Reading Challenge is a fun year-long challenge to help you read more! You receive one topic a month and then pick a book to enjoy.
May’s Adult Reading Challenge
Carve out time this month to read a New York Times Best Seller.
Check out this list of books for adults that have many best sellers by genre.
⭐ Best Reading Hack
Few things beat reading a book you can’t put down. Except knowing there’s another book in the series!
Pick a series. Start with book one, and read all of them!
Need proof? My 8-year-old is on book five of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series in just three weeks since starting!
May’s Kids Reading Challenge
Kids are reading best sellers too this month. Check out the New York Times Kids Best Sellers Series and Best Selling Pictures books list!
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- Harry Potter
- Percy Jackson & The Olympians
- The Day The Crayons Quit
- What Do You Do With An Idea?
Listen to A Best Seller Read Aloud: Dragons Love Tacos
🍲Dinner Table Conversation Starter
If you could have a pet dragon…
- what color would it be?
- what special ability would it have?
- what would you feed it?
- where would it sleep?
Rocks, Pebbles, and Sand: An Unforgettable Visual for Prioritizing Your Life
Prioritize your life- watch this powerful video!
LOL of the Day
Do you remember this ⬇️ (and the catchy theme song)?
Fun Fact: Reading Rainbow first aired on PBS on July 11, 1983, and ended on November 10, 2006.
Question of the Day
Share a memorable quote or passage from a book you are reading. Why did it resonate with you?
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Happy Reading!
Jessica Evans
Reading Specialist & Editor at Healthy Happy Impactful