I hope everyone has had a great start of the new year! I want to thank everyone again for all of your continuous support. This is a new year of opportunities and hope. I know everyone is going through their own battles and it gets hard to keep going and not get sad but it’s important to keep pushing. No matter what it is we can always give light, whether it’s for ourselves or others. We can use our own strengths to help others and I think that is one of the coolest things. It’s a new year to be a better version of ourselves. I’m looking forward to growing myself as a person and growing “Emma’s Seeds of Kindness” in the future, and I hope that you join me in this process and grow. Happy New Year!!
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I think this is truly a powerful quote. You can be kind and still strong. Just because someone is nice doesn't mean they are a pushover or weak. When someone looks back on the kind person who went through a lot of battles I hope they remember how strong they actually are. Kindness shouldn't be a weakness, it's much too powerful to be overlooked. We should care and respect others, even if we don't understand them or where they are coming from. It's hard to not get sad when people are rude or say things about you but you still must go forward and be kind. Even to those that are rude to you. Kindness is something we should always choose. The holiday season is coming up and I always collect donations for those less fortunate. I believe it's important to give back and take care of others. It has always been normal for me to want to give back. It's just who I am. I love the thought of being able to help someone, give them a smile, give them hope, give them a moment of happiness.
I've written before how "Emma's Seeds of Kindness" is just me and not my family and it's true. But I have realized I feel like I have this pressure that people think my page and my projects aren't just me. I've told my mom before how it all comes easy to me. Even if my projects themselves have challenges to overcome, the ideas come so easily to me. Being kind to others, giving back, protecting our environment is me. It's just who I am. I'm not saying I'm perfect, because I am not, no one is. I'm just another human being that has their own struggles. Everyone has their own lives, struggles, and our own successes. It's how we deal with it all that really counts. I personally don't like talking in person with someone about my projects. It's not that I'm embarrassed or not proud of them, it's just that my projects are me. It comes from my heart. I tend to feel like my thoughts get scattered and pushed together when I speak. I also know that if I want to make a difference to help, I need to learn to get past it. Writing comes easier to me and even writing stuff like this becomes almost too personal. But if I'm not honest to you with this while I'm being honest with my projects, then I'm not being honest with myself. It's all confusing when you think about it. Everything I do always starts simple but then it's like I wake up and make the projects more complex and complicated, because I know that I can do more. Honestly, I don't know what you are going to take away from reading this. Maybe you'll be inspired to help others or maybe you'll just understand me a little more. I'm a teenager who still hasn't decided what I'm going to do with my life and that's a very common thing, I remind myself that and it helps me know that I'm not "behind". I've been told that I'm not the typical teenager, and it's true. I don't do "typical" teenage things, but I think that's okay. I have so many interests in life, some connect and others are on completely different scales. I do know that I want to make a difference, and I've been told that I can, and deep down I know I can. It's just hard, because like I said earlier, I'm human. I'm going to repeat one of my sentences from above, "But I have realized I feel like I have this pressure that people think my page and my projects aren't just me." I'm repeating this because this is only one of the many "pressures" I have with my page and projects. I admit, I do ask my mom for help with some of my posts and projects to make sure that what needs to be said is said and is done right, I'm still a kid and having the feeling to be perfect is unrealistic. I also know that I'm trying my best, and that's honestly the only thing we can do. Like I said above, I don't know what you're going to take from this but I hope you know that we can only be our best if we try. Hi everyone! Back in September for World Water Monitoring Day I went to my local elementary school and presented for the day about info on water, showing how I monitor water monthly by demonstrating, using a model to show pollution runoff, having an art project, and giving educational material from Southwest Florida Water Management District and Hernando County Utilities Department to the students. I was also able to teach a small class of homeschoolers and include them in this too!
I was super excited about the art project with students. I had made sea creatures out of chicken wire for the students to fill with trash. I am super happy how they turned out. When you look at the animals it shouldn't just show a pile of trash, it represents litter and the damage it causes. When I monitor water monthly there is always trash for me to pick up, and it's not even mine. We need to do better. The animals show that they eat the trash, they can mistake it for food and end up dying. Have you ever thought that maybe the fish that you caught and ate had microplastics in it? It's scary to think about but it happens. "Not Just Top Soil" is an art display at the Uptown Gallery in Brooksville City Hall. It has the sea creatures and information from my presentation. I am super excited that it is open to the public to see! My newest project, “Trash! Put A Lid On It”, has two parts. The first part is an Art Contest! People within the age of 5-25 have the opportunity to have their design on a sign next to a new trash can with a lid on it and a shirt! When I go monitor water in my local area there is always trash to be picked up. Most of the time it’s only a few feet away from the trash cans that don’t lids on them. The sign with the artist’s design will be next to the trash can with a lid on it. The goal is to make people more aware of the trash cans and to dispose of their trash properly. The second part of this project is on April 24th at 10am EST. I will be hosting an online conference, open to the public for free. There will be guest speakers who will talk about litter and water quality with litter. There is no age limit for the conference. We will also be announcing the winner of the art contest.
The deadline for the art contest is April 20th. You don’t have to be an artist to be able to participate in the contest! Their will be judges who will choose the winner who follows the following rules the best: ~the artist must be within the age of 5-25 ~no profanity ~nothing vulgar ~age appropriate ex. flowers, plants, animals, butterflies, positive quotes, cool designs I hope you will join us and share this post to raise awareness of litter in our waterways. More info to come! If you’re interested please contact me either by message or my email: [email protected] Art Contest entry form: https://form.jotform.com/210976045778063 Virtual Conference: https://form.jotform.com/210975350893059 Happy World Kindness Day!
I am so excited for today! Today is Emma’s Seeds of Kindness’ two year anniversary! I am so glad that I started my Facebook page! We have done so many wonderful things in just two years. I want to thank you ALL for supporting all of my projects. I wouldn’t be where I am if it weren’t for you all. We have given a child a personalized wheelchair, we have donated over $50 in gift cards and 300+ toys and clothes to Metropolitan Ministries, we collect tabs for Shriners Hospital for Children, we donated blankets to Children Home Network, we had a fundraiser in honor of Patty Lee Book, my “Show Me Your Trash!” project, and we have done so much more. It’s not just the food, money, clothing, and time that I’m so grateful for, it’s the fact that we are trying for a better world full of kindness. Thank you for believing in me. Thank you for sharing my posts, because that spreads kindness. And thank you for spreading kindness. To have possibilities and to have dreams, you have to have ambition.
You have to want what you are going after. One might say, "Do whatever it takes." Personally, I've never liked that saying. I know it is important that you have to be willing to do "whatever it takes" but when you say that I think that means you are willing to lose what you have. For instance family, coworkers, and friends, I wouldn't want to do something bad to one of my coworkers or burn bridges because that can effect you for the rest of your life. You must go through life with kindness. I know you are probably thinking that all I talk about is kindness, but it is one of the most important things in life. If I knew two people, one that was always complaining, being rude, thinking they are better then everyone, etc. and someone who is always trying their best even if their best isn't "the best", always with a smile, being kind, etc. and if someone asked my opinion of who is the better person for a job, I would recommend the second person. I would recommend the person who is kind, now you might think "Oh you would do that to make yourself look good." that's not why I would choose that person. It would because I know that the kind person would try hard and would make an effort. The first person might try hard at their job but you can't tell when they are complaining or being rude. You are known not only by your words but your actions. You want to be the kind person in the room. You want to be the person who is trying hard and the person who make people feel welcome. When you are kind there are possibilities. Not just job possibilities but life possibilities. The world is so big with so many possibilities, but yet the world is small. It's amazing how we are all connected. From the tiniest sea creature to the biggest land animal, we are connected. We can make a difference to help our world in so many ways, just being kind to someone makes a difference. That person who you didn't know might have been discouraged and sad, maybe just giving a smile made them get back up and find the answer to their problem.
Never give up hope. Never say you can't. If you give up hope what is there left? If you aren't hopeful what is there to dream about? We are all connected, your hopes and dreams can make a difference in our world. Make a difference and be the light in someone's dark days. And remember to always be kind, one day whether that is next year or fifty years from now the seeds you planted will be hopeful, beautiful plants. Do you give thanks daily? It can be hard to give thanks when times are hard, but it's necessary. We have to try to see the good in everything.
This is one of my favorite quotes, "Every day might not be good, but there is something good in every day." We feel better when when we give thanks, we feel better when we start to realize there is good in the world. People like to point out all the negative and bad things that happen, but we don't do enough of pointing out the good that is happening. It may be a little harder to find but it's there. Give thanks, be kind, and realize there is good, and maybe you are a reason there is good. What kind of footprints would you like to leave in the sand? Do you want to leave messy tracks or clean footprints with other clean tracks near you?
I want to leave clean deep footprints. I want my marks to be purposeful and helpful. Purpose is very important to be able to accomplish anything worth while. Make your footprints strong, bold, and impactful. Make a difference and be kind. purposeful: having or showing determination or resolve |
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