If you have thought about the world and the communities within it, and if you have ever wondered if there is something you can do to make it better, then this is the blog for you! Here I have been documenting my genius hour exploration which looks at finding different ways of making small changes in the world on a daily basis. Most people have the misunderstanding that in order to make a difference in the world you either need to be famous, rich or devoting your whole life to social change. This in fact is not the case. Over the course of the past four weeks, I have been trying to promote a pay it forward initiative that inspires and encourages people to do small acts of kindness throughout their day to put smiles on the faces of others. By reading this blog, you will be able to find ideas to make a difference within your own life and the life of others! Happy Reading.
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Up until now, my genius hour goal has been going very well! My involvement on my Twitter and Facebook page has been lacking the past few days, only because I've been so busy with school. With this being said however, I have continued to encourage my friends and family to "Make a LITTLE change" whenever they could throughout their days, and I think that it is starting to pay off. They have been putting in more effort to spread love by complimenting strangers, and buying coffee for people behind them in line. In fact, it seems like my initiative has come full circle. I was in the drive through at Tim Horton's and ordered a medium coffee and a sandwich. When I got to the window to pay the lady said "The man in front of you paid for your food, and then he said Make a LITTLE change! Not sure what that means..." I was thrilled that I had finally started to make an influence. I was even more thrilled that my boyfriend had bought me lunch! Turns out he was was the mysterious man in front of me at Tim Horton's. Either way, it's something! The great thing about this initiative is it acts as a ripple effect! Even though it was just my boyfriend buying me lunch, that act was seen by the lady working at Tim Horton's and hopefully it inspired her to make a difference for someone in her own world! I think the whole point of this Genius Hour is to let people know that it doesn't matter what you're doing, just as long as you're doing something! Even a smile goes a long way :) Here's another video from the famous Kid President to give you some more ideas on how to make people happy!
In my last post I talked about how I have been promoting #MakeaLITTLEchange through Facebook and Twitter! These outlets have been working very well to spread the word about sharing LOVE, and making a difference in the world, through inspiration videos, pictures, quotes and experiences. However, this is not where I wanted to leave this project. Of course I knew in my heart that I couldn't just sit back behind a computer screen and hope for the best, I had to participate as well! Over the past few weeks I have been doing everything I can to share the hashtag #MakeaLITTLEchange, and my Twitter handle @SharingL0V3, in order to continue to spread the word and gain followers in this pay it forward initiative! I did this while also sharing the love! Firstly, I posted over 60 sticky notes throughout the school with inspirational messages, pay it forward ideas, and uplifting quotes on them (as well as my hashtag and twitter handle, of course). In my classes, I encouraged people to take stacks of sticky notes that I had already written up, and leave them around town on buses, doors, and signs. I also asked that if they saw a sticky note that I had previously posted somewhere, to take it, give it away or move it! On white boards throughout the school I wrote inspirational messages along with #MakeaLITTLEchange and @SharingL0V3. With my personal agenda, I have made a goal for myself to buy a coffee for the person behind me in the drive through whenever I can. In order to keep the Pay It Forward initiative moving, I have been asking the Tim Horton's employees to either write "Pay it Forward," or I would hand them one of my sticky notes to put on the coffee! Below are some pictures documenting what I have been doing so far! There is one picture that was posted by a Thames Valley DSB school ("Take what you need. Give what you can.") that inspired me to do the same at our school. In their picture they posted a ton of sticky notes in one place with the hopes that people would take and share the inspiration. This is my goal for the coming weeks! Somewhere in Whelch Hall, I'd like to post 100 sticky notes, and encourage people to take some and leave some...Maybe we can fill the whole hall way! :) What will you do today!? |
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