Where a girl goes

“It's not where you came from
it's where you're going;
It's not what's on you
but what's in you;
it's not what you're driving
it's what drives you that's important!”

I received this quote from Rick Ruiz, who sends his whole serv-list a quote of the day.  I don't know who said it, but I liked the sense of it.  And of course, it applies to our Cadette girls!

These middle school years are a time for our girls to explore who they want to become.  A time to reinvent themselves and become the person they want to be.  They are going to see more of the world and other people, and their particular situations.  

This is a time when they may decide to become vegetarians or only eat cruelty-free meat as a way to address the issue they are passionate about - the ethical treatment of animals. Or they may connect to a news story about a family without resources to the internet or English education, and that could spark an interest in literacy across an economic/social divide.

And this is a time when this age girl is soooo sure about what she says, and expresses her opinions as facts.  It could be giving lipservice to what she hears at home, or it could be in response to new information she's learning at school.  

These girls are reaching out beyond themselves and their family, in the process of finding out who they are and where they want to go.  Isn't it great that they have Girl Scouting and the safe environment that Girl Scouting provides?  And as advisors, don't we hope that the girl will be able to channel this into a great Silver Award Project, so that she can truly make a difference in the world?

It's an exciting time!  Thank you for all you do to support them, even if they don't say it now, they will!