March is a great time for inspiration by Dr. Seuss! Dr. Seuss’s birthday is March 2. I’ve been having lots of Dr. Seuss fun, researching Dr. Seuss resources for my blog at Living Montessori Now.
That’s when I noticed how many of the posts weren’t written for parents or teachers of kids but for adults with or without kids. Yes, I’ve always loved Dr. Seuss books – but I always worked with kids or had kids at home before. The Dr. Seuss quote glared in my face:
“You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.” (I Can Read with My Eyes Shut)
If we open our eyes, many things Dr. Seuss said work for people of all ages, things like:
Take care of our planet and make a difference:
“UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” (The Lorax)
Respect everyone … and don’t forget those who need help:
“I know up on the top you are seeing great sights, but down at the bottom we, too, should have rights. (Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories)
Be loyal to your friends, and be a person of integrity:
“I meant what I said, and I said what I meant… An elephant’s faithful one hundred percent!” (Horton Hatches the Egg)
Express gratitude:
“Just tell yourself, Duckie, you’re really quite lucky!” (Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?)
See the humor in life:
“From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere.” (One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish)
Try new things … and have fun!
“If you never did you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.” (One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish)
Embrace life … take the first step!
“You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So… get on your way!” (Oh, the Places You’ll Go!)
Appreciate and be true to who you are:
“Today You Are You” Word-Art Freebie
Whatever your age, read!
“The More That You Read” Dr. Seuss Inspired Word Art Freebie
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Here are some posts I enjoyed with Dr. Seuss wisdom for adults:
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Lessons for Adults from the Father of Children’s Stories from Time NewsFeed
What Writers Can Learn From the Cat in the Hat from Freelance Writing Jobs
“We Can Do Better”: Dr. Seuss on Writing from About.com
Happy 107th Birthday Dr. Seuss! from The Zen Mama’s Blog
“Discovering Your Authentic Leadership”: Dr. Seuss for adults from Idealawg
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Thank you for stopping by my blog. I was raising a figure skater at one point! My oldest daughter skated for three years and we commuted 90 minutes one way to the Int. Skate Center in Simsbury for her lessons. Ultimately she gave up her training to have more time with family but she still loves to skate every week with her friends.
Thanks for your comment, Jessica! I always find it fascinating how small the figure-skating community really is. I’ve met a number of skating families from the Simsbury area. You and your daughter had to be very dedicated to commute so far! Have a great week!
So great to stop by from “Mom Loop Comment Follow” and find a bunch of great quotes! Some of them I was not aware of! Thank you for putting those together 🙂
Thanks so much for visiting and commenting, Frelle! I’m happy you enjoyed the quotes!
coming through via blog hop…LOVE your site!!(LOVE Dr. Seuss!!)
Won’t you check me out, too..
http://thebackyardbeautyandbookboutique.blogspot.com/
I thought your blog was so great, I’ve mentioned on mine…
kuddos!!
Carolyn
Thanks for your kind comment, Carolyn! And thanks so much for following me and mentioning my blog on your site! I’ll be visiting you shortly!
Reminds me of my favorite game: “If I Ran The Ice Rink!”
LOL! That’s great, Xan! Thanks for visiting! 🙂
Great selection of Dr Seuss quotes! I looooooove his books, they are so fun to read. Even when you do it over and over and over and over ……
Thanks so much, Meg! Dr. Seuss book are great, aren’t they?! I just never get tired of them!
Just hopping by and wishing you a lovely weekend x
Thanks, Helen! I hope you have a lovely weekend, too!
I love how you put together all these Dr. Seuss quotes, I would have never thought of that! But it makes sense as to why adults love his books, too! (My son w/DS never got into Dr. Seuss, sadly, but you’ve brought him back–to me any way!) Ice skating was my all-time favorite activity when I was growing up in San Francisco, sadly the rink got torn down. It was my dream to be a professional ice skater. But I became a Montessori teacher and mom, instead, LOL!
Thanks so much, Lisa! It is wonderful that we can still appreciate Dr. Seuss as adults. It’s really interesting about your background in ice skating. But I believe that everything happens for a reason. You’re an awesome Montessori teacher, blogger, and mom … so I’m glad your life led in that direction! 🙂
Loved this post but then I LOVE Dr. Seuss, always have, since I was a little girl. So funny as just last night, my married son & I were discussing Dr. Seuss books. He still remembers fondly the times in which I read them to him. May Dr. Seuss & all that he shared with us, be around for years to come! I am so glad I stopped here from Inspire Me Mon. Have a great week!