Dr Seuss is a great source of many things: funny characters (think Foona Lagoona Baboona who eats sizzling hot pebbles that fall off the moon); giggly silly stories; lovely, crazy, colourful illustrations; good rhymes and rhythms; tongue twisters (Fox in Socks) and lots of great options for early readers to get their head's around certain sounds (Hop on Pop) or numbers (10 Apples up on Top).
However intertwined between the rhyming phrases and funny pictures there are some real messages for all ages. Given my focus on health and nutrition I have always loved the message in Green Eggs and Ham, "try it and you may (like it) I say". Oh the Places You Might Go is another awesome book, one of Seuss's best. This video made at the Burning Man Festival in the USA desert does it justice. Enjoy!
The message is simply told and simply inspiring. Go, take your feet and brains and heart and discover, be inspired, be creative, find your own path. Lose it, get through the tough times, find another road, learn to be alone and be with others, to be what you can be.
So, whether you're currently on a prickl-ly perch, flying your banner high, have leaky sneakers, on top of your mountain, solo or in a great crowd, I hope you enjoy your journey because,
Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places.
You're off and away!
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself
You have feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
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