Character matters

young artist

 

Armand doing his bit…

 

 

 

 

 By Brenda Anderson – Langley Times

Published: April 12, 2011 3:00 PM
Updated: April 13, 2011 1:44 PM

 

 

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Armand Lombard, 9, poses with his painting ‘Twinkle Eye’ which he has donated to a Facebook auction site raising funds for Japan earthquake and tsunami relief, through the Canadian Red Cross.

John GORDON/Langley Times

 Armand Lombard can’t exactly sit down and write a big check to help the people of Japan as they struggle to recover from last month’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.

But that doesn’t mean the nine-year-old Langley boy is going to just sit quietly and let the grownups handle it.

Instead, Armand picked up his paint brush and went to work.

The budding young artist — whose family moved to Canada from South Africa two years ago — has created a painting which is now being auctioned off as part of Artists for Japan, a Facebook campaign to support the efforts of the Canadian Red Cross in the devastated island nation.

Armand based his painting on one his mother Freda, also an artist, had created, but made the colours his own.

He selected a range of bright jewel-tone colours, from vibrant green to purple, blue and yellow, all of which he mixed from primary colours.

But the focus of the piece is the ‘Twinkle Eye’ for which it is named.

The woman’s red iris is set in the middle of the white of the eye to represent the flag of Japan.

It is lined in silver glitter to give it its ‘twinkle.’

“He painted it on his first easel, said Freda, explaining that her younger son (older brother Reynard is 12) has always liked to draw but only took up painting last October, working alongside his mom in her downstairs studio.

“We try to paint together every day,” she said.

Since he posted the painting on the site with a reserve bid of $8, it has begun to climb, with a top bid of $25 on Monday.

Freda stumbled across the Facebook site and had decided to create a piece of her own to donate when her son expressed an interest in joining her.

“He was ecstatic that his painting would go to help Japan,” said Freda.

To learn more or to bid on a piece of artwork, log onto Facebook and search “Artists for Japan” or http://www.facebook.com/artistsforjapan?ref=ts

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Character matters

…action is character…

 

 

John Wooden said  “Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”

 

 

Watch your thoughts, they become words.

Watch your words, they become actions.

Watch your actions, they become habits.

Watch your habits, they become your character.

Watch your character, it becomes your destiny…

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Character is what you are in the dark….  

You can be a TRRFCC Person 

It is your choice  

T = Trustworthy 

R = Respect 

R = Responsibility 

F = Fairness 

C = Caring 

C = Citizenship   

www.charactercounts.org (all credit to cc)

Trustworthiness
Be honest • Don’t deceive, cheat or steal • Be reliable — do what you say you’ll do • Have the courage to do the right thing • Build a good reputation • Be loyal — stand by your family, friends and country

Respect
Treat others with respect; follow the Golden Rule • Be tolerant of differences • Use good manners, not bad language • Be considerate of the feelings of others • Don’t threaten, hit or hurt anyone • Deal peacefully with anger, insults and disagreements

Responsibility
Do what you are supposed to do • Persevere: keep on trying! • Always do your best • Use self-control • Be self-disciplined • Think before you act — consider the consequences • Be accountable for your choices

Fairness
Play by the rules • Take turns and share • Be open-minded; listen to others • Don’t take advantage of others • Don’t blame others carelessly

Caring
Be kind • Be compassionate and show you care • Express gratitude • Forgive others • Help people in need

Citizenship
Do your share to make your school and community better • Cooperate • Get involved in community affairs • Stay informed; vote • Be a good neighbor • Obey laws and rules • Respect authority • Protect the environment

 

Character matters

head heart hands

Like food for the body, such is values for the soul

 

 

the Question is whether you

– Know what the right thing to do is,

– want to do the right thing and then

– do it

the difficult part is the ‘doing’ part. I know that I should not eat unhealthy food, but not doing so is not easy.

 

Character is to know what is right, want to do the right thing and then do it.

 

Our Human ability to make decisions

All choices start from the 3 dimensions of Good Character

– Knowing the good – the head

– Loving the good – the heart and

– Doing the good – the hand

 

HEAD – Knowledge

What I know – give them knowledge and they think about it…

 

The Head refers to an individual’s intellectual capacity, the ability to think creatively, strategically, conceptually.

 

In our heads we think ‘GOOD BEHAVIOUR’

 

HEART – Emotions / Values

“What I feel and who I am”

 

The heart is at the centre of an individual’s values and motives

 

In our heart we want to ‘CHANGE BEHAVIOUR’

 

HANDS – Behaviour / Skills

“What I do”

 

With our doing, our hands, we make it happen ‘BEHAVIOUR CHANGED’

 

When we use our Head, Heart and Hands wisely, we learn, love and live well.

 

We all have a perspective from which we move.

 

Are we making decisions based on personal beneficiary or on social beneficiary?

Are we making decisions based on personal beneficiary or on social beneficiary?

 

When we continue to choose the personal benefactor before the social beneficiary, the society will be hurting.

 

Why good character… for healthy, fulfilling relationships.

 

Character ethics is followed by a ripple effect that unfence and affects other people.

The goal of personality ethics is to build reputation, name and own self-worth.

 

What you think, feel and do forms your self-worth.

Right choices build your self-worth step by step

Poor choices break down self-worth.

life

Talking art

With all the gett’n ready for school my son was up to a quick art project for his room.  This room is an ongoing project and I like this boys’ ideas!  So watch this space!

We have quite a few wooden boards around the house, the boys have brought home from the Dojang.  Some kicked some punched, some in two pieces some in three… They are piling up and at this pace, we could build a house with all this wood in a few years time.  For now, we will use it for deco’!

The theme is taekwondo – self improvement – talking art….

 

 

 

 

 

Affirmation is a declaration that something is true.

 

 

 

 

Poetry

Our Deepest Fear


By Marianne Williamson

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
Your playing small does not serve the world.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
So that other people won’t feel insecure around you.
We were all meant to shine, as children do.
It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same
As we are liberated from our own fear,
Our presence automatically liberates others.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was sent to me by my best friend

 

Love you Nanette

xxx

Character matters, Poetry

don’t quit

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April Showers2When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
 
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow.
 
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
 
Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
 
- Author unknown

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