Rainbow vs. Work
by Ruth Ann Harnisch on 02/26/10 at 10:30 am
Day 57
In my electronic mailbox today:
POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY
The work will wait while you show the child the rainbow, but the rainbow won’t wait while you finish the work.
– Pat Clifford
The Positive Quote of the Day is free from John Groom’s Positive Press, and you can subscribe by clicking here.
I tried to find out who this “Pat Clifford” is, and other sources cite “Patricia Clifford” as the author of the quote, but I couldn’t narrow it down any further in a cursory online search. If she’s well-known, I plead ignorance (and so does Google).
Anyway, thanks to Patricia and John for the perfect sabbatical inspiration.
And now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to search for rainbows.
2 Comments
Dr. Lynn K. Jones
Feb 26th, 2010
Hi Ruth Ann,
Your quote today reminded me of a story about my friend and colleague Nancy Garland Keep, who was a wonderful teacher and an inspirational leader of a truly amazing child care center,The Dart’s Mill Day Care Center in Flemington, New Jersey, for more than 25 years. She was traveling around Hawaii in the car with her granddaughter Alexandra. They both were struck by the beauty of a large rainbow and Alexandra wanted to know where the end of it was. (I assume to find the pot of gold!) They drove all around the island chasing after this rainbow. I am sure that they had a lot of fun and saw many wonderful things in this adventure. And what a gift she gave her granddaughter with the chance to marvel in the wonder of the rainbow and the beauty that it can bring to life.
Thanks for triggering that lovely memory of a cherished friend.
Lynn
Meredith Campbell
Mar 30th, 2010
I am Nancy’s sister and your story is so characteristic of her. Thank you for your memory of her life’s work at Dart’s Mill. It is good that someone remembers her and that work.
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