Today’s Practice:

Have a conversation with your children in which you explore what really “fires them up”; what do they love to do?  It could be creating beats on their computer, playing on a sports team, reading fiction, writing stories, making films, painting or drawing, dancing, playing a musical instrument, or any other activity or talent they love experiencing. Share what you love to do as well. This conversation can be seen as nurturing a “blossoming” into what difference a person can make in the world. It begins with a conversation where you listen to your child which can unearth their purpose and how they can touch others.

Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

Nicholas D. Kristof, a columnist for The New York Times since November 2001, is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning reporter and author. Sheryl WuDunn, the first Asian-American reporter to win a Pulitzer Prize, is a business executive, lecturer, and best-selling author. Together, Mr. Kristof and Ms. WuDunn have authored three best-selling books: China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power; Thunder from the East: Portrait of a Rising Asia; and Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.