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Kindness over anger

The Calm Emperor · Story 8 of 15

The Broken Vase — a coloring page about kindness over anger

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.

Marcus Aurelius · Meditations, 11.18

Why this page matters

When something breaks, the first question isn’t about the thing. It’s "are you okay?" That pause between the crash and your reaction is where they learn what matters more. They’re watching you, not the pieces on the floor.

Kids learn calm by watching you be calm. Not from a talk about calm. From the moment you choose the person over the thing.

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The Calm Emperor — coming soon to Amazon. 15 stories. Real quotes. Coloring pages your child will love.