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Professor Crawly Lesson 1: Bravery
Professor Crawly starts his
series of lessons with one about himself that
he had to
overcome as a young ant: Bravery
It's hard to
be brave sometimes as a kid. I remember being fearful of several
things when I was young. Bravery is something we need to constantly
challenge...
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Amy The Ant Lesson 2: Helping Others
Naturally, Professor Crawly wants to talk about his own clan for
his next lesson on helping others. He uses his good friend Amy the
Ant as his example.
When you are helpful to others, it makes both parties feel good.
The act of helping someone can be a big act or a small act, but the
results are...
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Bobby The Bushy Bee Lesson 3: Being Loyal
Professor Crawly is very observant, and is fascinated by the
loyalty of Bobby the Bushy Bee and the rest of his beehive
family.
One of the most beneficial characteristics of a person is
loyalty. People want to feel that they can depend on you. They
want to know you will have their...
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Darrel The Dragonfly Lesson 4: Being Proud
As you can imagine, Professor Crawly comes
into contact with all kinds of bug life. One of these species is
Darrel the Dragonfly who is proud of who he is.
Being proud is not being boastful about
yourself. Being proud is an internal sense of yourself that
magically generates respect from...
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Slinky The Spider Lesson 5: Imagination and Creativity
One of Professor Crawly's most creative and imaginative friends
is Slinky the Spider, who thinks outside the box when it comes to
spinning his spider webs!
For some people, creativity comes natural. However for most,
being creative is something that you need to practice at. I
remember my first...
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Sara The Snail Lesson 6: Patience
A favorite acquaintance of Professor Crawly is Sara the Snail,
who is never in a hurry, and is used for his lesson on
patience.
I must admit! I'm still working on this one! Having had a career
in the IT industry, I have had to live life in the fast lane in
that career. Given the ever changing...
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Sammy The Snake Lesson 7: Honesty
The most unusual friendship that Professor Crawly has is with
Sammy the Snake. The example of honesty that Sammy portrays is why
the professor uses him for this lesson.
Honesty is not being a liar, not cheating on your school work or
when you are playing games. It is returning something you...
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Cleo The Caterpillar Lesson 8: Being Responsible
Professor Crawly uses his friend Cleo as his
example for this lesson because of her diligence in taking
responsibility to groom her beautiful furry coat.
Success comes to people who are responsible.
They know what they need to do and they take responsibility for it.
They don't expect others to...
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Charlie The Centipede Lesson 9: Being Fair
Professor Crawly uses his friend Charlie as his example in this
lesson on being fair. Many shoes are needed in Centerpedeville to
cover all those feet!
Practicing fairness in our society, or in our world, is a never
ending challenge. There are so many examples of unfairness in our
world....
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Willy the Worm Lesson 10: Being Satisfied, not Spoiled
Willy the Worm and Professor Crawly have been
friends for years, simply because they both live underground and
see each other often. Willy is Professor Crawly's example on Being
Satisfied.
We live in a materialistic world, where the
focus on the possession of things and the display of what...
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Furry the Fly Lesson 11: Sharing
Furry the Fly
has intrigued and impressed Professor Crawly with his speed and
quickness in gathering food for himself plus his ability to Share
with Others.
There are so
many people in this world who lack the ability to have the most
basic things to even sustain what we know as a normal...
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Barney the Beetle Lesson 12: Being Happy
If you want
the perfect example of someone who knows what Being Happy is like,
check out Professor Crawly's example with Barney the
Beetle!
Even in the
roughest of times, the ability to look at ‘the positives’ of a
person’s life can help bring a ray of happiness into a person’s
life. It...
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Lady Bugerly Lesson 13: Supporting Each Other
Never judge a book by its
cover- Lady Bugerly is Professor Crawly's example of a person, even
in Royalty, who understands the value of caring for, and Supporting
each Other.
Families are good
examples of being supportive of each other in such things as
providing food on the table, taking you to...
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Wally the Wasp Lesson 14: Being Kind
Wally the Wasp
amazes Professor Crawly in his ability in Being Kind, even though
Wally is part of a species of crawly that is typically
mean.
At some point in
each of our lives, we will encounter mean people who enjoy
bullying, being cruel, and intimidating others. The goal for us is
to 'not' be...
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Pope Paul the Praying Mantis Lesson 15: Being Grateful
Professor Crawly's final lesson in this
series of 15 lessons is dedicated to Pope Paul the Praying Mantis,
a lesson in Being Grateful.
There are so many
people in this world who, because of circumstances beyond their
control, are without shelter, without food, and without a family.
Those of...
