Make a little go a long way!
2018 speeches strikes again! One of the people who were going on monday needed more time so I decided to volunteer to fill in for them, I was really nervous because I'm shy speaking by myself the only one. When you shake a glitter jar you will see how I was feeling. My mind was exploding with things that can go wrong. I was pardicing with my friends and I was mabey was stress eating well anyways I just want to say "If you shy or scared or stage fright still give it a try! because you never know what might happen".
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Hi I’m Isabella. The question today is what can I do to contribute to the world? I think the first thing to do is to make a choice whether I will contribute in a good way or a bad way. After choosing to make a positive contribution, the next question to ask is what will my contribution look like?
There are a lot of problems in this world.
Many are very hard to fix and it is easy to feel like we can’t make a positive difference. It can feel easier to throw our hands up and decide it’s too hard, there’s nothing we can do, and to give up.
My mother told me of a phrase used in many different movements: Think globally, act locally. This means that if we want to make the world a better place, we all have the power to make these changes if we first start with ourselves. So, I’m going to focus on one problem that I know I can help with: how us humans connect and
support each other to make this world a better place. The think globally, act locally idea means that I need to do all I can to build my relationships with other kids, my teachers, my family, my community, and even with my pets. My aim is to spread good energy through the values of caring, kindness, respect for the differences
between us, and understanding. This also means that I have a responsibility to do the right thing by standing up for myself and others against bullying which can be hard to do. When there’s someone new, it’s important that I am friendly and welcoming and I help to show them round.
It can be as little as smiling and saying hi to someone, it’s as easy as that! Or giving a hug. Research has shown that a deep, heart-to-heart hug is a type of therapy and helps to heal sickness, and relieve loneliness, depression, anxiety, and stress.
Apparently we need four hugs a day for survival, eight hugs a day for maintenance, and 12 hugs a day for growth. Imagine what might be achieved if we all committed to giving out tons of hugs a day? We might never have another war again!
Perhaps a little unrealistic but my point is, it doesn’t take much effort to do a lot of good or to change someone’s life for the better.
Thank you.
