There is power in recognizing our wants and wishes, focusing our awareness towards that which we long to experience in the world. Below is an activity that I did with 1st and 2nd graders. They anonymously wrote I Wish… statements on pieces of paper and placed them in a Bucket of Wishes. Recognizing that which we wish for is a first step in articulating our intentions and discovering ways of creating the life we want to live.
How can we learn from these children’s wishes?
- I wish to have more friends.
- I wish I could lrne mor.
- I wish everybody was happy
- I want to help the world to be a beter place.
- I wish nobody will hurt peoples feelings
- I wish I coude go to Eygpt
- I wish people would stop the war
- Be carfol
- I wish thar was mor peas in the world
- I wish pepol wloud be treted farly
- I want to know why my parents think that playing an instrument is so important
- I wish evey body could go to scool
- I wish to have more fun
- I wish everybody had food
- Lreing to reed more
- To have more chors
- I wish my frends wer the frends I thot they wer
- I wish everybody had a house.
- I would like everything to be made out of muny
- I would like to have more play dates with kids
- I wish I could desofer who I am. I am not jest a gile.
- I wish people would be truthfull.
- I wish that stuff was fre
- I wish I could understand myself.
- I wish I was able to practice violin, ballet, art as much as I wanted. Right now, my schedule does not allow that.
- I wish people never get mad without a reason.
- I wish that animals were free
- I wish there was peace on earth. No more wars. No cutting down trees. No hurting people.
- I wish that nobody was mean and evil didn’t exist.
- I wish people will not shout in my face.
- I wish if I had more friends.
- I wish that my brother woldn’t tese me.
- I wish to help the poor.
- I wish I still had my old dog.
- I wish me and my sister would have peace.
- I wich I could have soomewon to play with at reess
- I wish my friends would usally appreciate when I try my best.
- I wish ___ and ___ wouldent be so compative to each other.
- I wish some of my friends never gave me this look that makes me feel like their mad at me.