Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Look for the BaRE NeCceSsiTies!



So I thought I would do a little plug in for some thoughts I've been having lately. Zoe's latest new movie is the Jungle Book... she asks for it everytime we get in the car to go some where so she can watch it on her DVD player. She loves all the characters... Mogli...the Bear... and the Tiger. She loves it when they sing and dance, but one of her most favorite parts is when Baloo sings "Look for the "Bear" Necessities. I find myself singing a long to this everytime it comes on... but I can't help but think what an amazing little song it really is.

In a time when things can be hard, whether emotionally, physically, or financially.... if we hold on to whats really important than everything will be ok, all we need is the bare necessities.... so here's a tribute to my sweet little girl and to the little lessons that she teaches me everyday-

(My favorite is the very last verse)

The Jungle Book:
Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
Old Mother Nature's recipes
That brings the bare necessities of life

Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
The bees are buzzin' in the tree
To make some honey just for me
When you look under the rocks and plants
And take a glance at the fancy ants
Then maybe try a few

The bare necessities of life will come to you
They'll come to you!

Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
That's why a bear can rest at ease
With just the bare necessities of life

Now when you pick a pawpaw
Or a prickly pear
And you prick a raw paw
Next time beware
Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw
When you pick a pear
Try to use the claw
But you don't need to use the claw
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw
Have I given you a clue ?

The bare necessities of life will come to you
They'll come to you!

So just try and relax, yeah cool it
Fall apart in my backyard
'Cause let me tell you something little britches
If you act like that bee acts, uh uh
You're working too hard

And don't spend your time lookin' around
For something you want that can't be found
When you find out you can live without it
And go along not thinkin' about it
I'll tell you something true

The bare necessities of life will come to you

5 comments:

The Bottjer Family said...

True dat! =)
Landon likes that movie too. The songs definitely get stuck in your head!

Jamie said...

thanks for sharing amber! sadie loves that movie too, but the one we watch lately on a daily basis is finding nemo. hope all is going well for you guys in arizona!

Kristin said...

Am your the cutest!!I love that song! xoxo

Meier Family said...

Hey I LOVE your family pic! You all look great and we just MISS your faces! Hope AZ is treatin' you well these days.:)

Reid, Megan, Jackson and Aiva said...

Hey Amber,

Thanks for your comment on my blog and your advice. I sometimes write these little venting blogs that don't seem to go over well with "some moms." And I am not the type to hide my frustrations.

I totally agreed with you when you said that we expect too much out of our kids and sometimes I wonder who's fault that is. Ours? Societies? I think a little of both but it sure makes our jobs as mothers much harder.

I'll try to remember my bear neccessities more often!