No Way! It’s SaSquash!
Today’s story is a tale about the time Brock Lee was out walking in the woods with a group of his Carbon Patch Kid companions.
The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and they were all having a good time.
All of a sudden, Brock Lee spotted something out of the corner of his eye. He stopped in his tracks and couldn’t believe what he saw.
It was a big, gnarly, mythical creature with long vines crawling in the background as if that is where SaSquash popped out of.
Brock Lee took a second look and saw a face that seemed to be smiling at him.
Brock Lee was sure it was SaSquash!
Brock Lee wanted to call out to the other Carbon Patch Kids, but before he could, SaSquash waved at him.
Brock Lee waved hello back, his heart pounding in his chest.
Plantstep noises started approaching and getting louder. Brock Lee turned around for only a second to see what the noise was. It was his companions running over to see if Brock Lee what he was looking at.
Brock Lee turned around and SaSquash was gone.
When Brock Lee’s companions caught up to him, he told them what he had seen. But they all just laughed and said he was making it up.
“I just say SaSquash and it waved at me!” Brock Lee said while short of breath from his heart still pounding. “It was right over there by the wall of vines.”
“Yeah right Brock Lee, sounds like you are seeing things again,” said Flea of the Yellow Hot Chili Peppers. “SaSquash is just a myth, like the Abominable SnowMelon.”
“I am confident I saw SaSquash. I know what I saw,” Brock Lee said quietly.
Brock Lee was disappointed and felt embarrassed, but he knew what he had seen was real. He just couldn't understand why the other Carbon Patch Kids wouldn’t believe him.
Brock Lee was determined to stand up for himself, so he decided to go back to the woods and find the SaSquash again.
He took a deep breath and started walking. All of a sudden, he heard a rustling in the bushes and he saw the SaSquash again!
This time, the SaSquash waved a little bit more enthusiastically, and Brock Lee waved back with a smile.
Brock Lee was ecstatic that the SaSquash had remembered him. He knew that the other Carbon Patch Kids weren’t going to believe him, but he also knew that it didn’t matter.
What mattered was that Brock Lee believed in himself, and Brock Lee believed in what he had seen.
From that day forward, Brock Lee decided to ignore the negative opinions of his peers and listen to his own inner voice.
He started to meditate and practice mindfulness, which helped him to stay grounded and trust in his own reality.
Whenever Brock Lee was feeling overwhelmed or doubted himself, he would go to the woods and sit with the SaSquash.
It was like SaSquash knew that Brock Lee needed a friend and was always there for him.
Brock Lee eventually became a confident young man, and no matter what anyone said, he never stopped believing in himself and the truth that he knew.
Even though the other Carbon Patch Kids never saw SaSquash, Brock was content knowing that it was real and that it existed in his world.
The CarbonPatchKids are a Content Story Series targeted for Children of All Ages! In the world of the CarbonPatch, all life matters and has a purpose. Even the bugs, slugs, weeds and voles.
The CarbonPatchKids love adventures and playing together. This interaction often finds them encountering emotional experiences that can leave them confused, scared or even too excited to think clearly!
Often times, with the help of their companions, the CarbonPatchKids can reach a solution to their struggle. Sometimes the CarbonPatchKids have to reach down deep inside and believe in their own special gift in order to grow.
The caretakers of CarbonPatch do their best to plant seeds in each of the CarbonPatchKids so they can approach life’s problems with a non-aggressive, peaceful and neighborly solution.
CarbonPatchKids live, work and play in The Industrial Forest.