Why Kids Soul Desire?

We live in a new world. The old ways are no longer working. As you see in the news, there is a lot of war and fighting. We can change this. How you might ask? By starting with our kids.

My goal is to help parents and educators help kids be who they are truly meant to be. As a child, I always felt different and wondered why no one was like me. It's not that I didn't like myself. It's that I knew from a young age that there was more to life. I was always questioning things and getting in trouble. I was determined to be someone who could take care of herself, no matter what was going on around me.

I was miserable in high school. Kids would brag and hang out with the cool kids. I just decided that I would be nice to everyone and just get through school because this wasn't real life.  When I think of today's society, I find that the kids who are bullied or unliked sometimes take inappropriate actions like suicide or harming others. I knew as a kid that that wasn't the right way either. I poured myself into writing. I would write poems or stories to escape my world. Nowadays, kids go to video games, YouTube, and anime. They are never truly alone.

Most kids won't talk about what's going on inside of them. I try my best to engage kids whenever I get a chance because I want them to know that they matter. Kids like I was tend to be withdrawn and don't know where to go. I was one of the few that knew there were bigger and better things out there. High school is just 4 years of a long life.

Once I was able to get away from high school, I went on to college and found a huge new world. I met more people and earned a BS in Electrical Engineering. I have a feeling that I obtained that degree to show the world I can do anything.

I went on to work at Microsoft back in the beginning of its day. At the time, I thought it was no big deal, but hey Microsoft came to be known as a huge and inovative company. Good thing I kept that stock!!

I didn't realize my purpose was to work with kids until I had 4 of them! I then realized I needed a place where kids could come and play and have fun together. I opened Gym 4 Tykes..a fitness, fun and friends place. It was a great 3 years where I could get to know lots of kids. I loved being around these little kids and seeing them grow and learn. I fed off the excitement in their eyes.

I was very sad when I had to close this gym. I will always cherish the memories there. Most of the kids are teenagers now. I have been volunteering and substitute teaching in schools and have seen kids struggle with who they are. I see who they are. I know my purpose is to help these kids be everything they can be in life. I want to help our educators change the way they interact with kids. There needs to be more engagement and thinking outside the box. We need to work together to help these kids love themselves so that they can use their gifts to help others.

This is my message to the world. I am hoping that whoever reads this can help me help those kids!!

It will happen..maybe not today..but it will happen and our world will become a more peace loving world.

Helping one kid at a time....
Keri