Fearlesslystaystrong said:
I went and auditioned for my high school choir today! I haven't done a public school choir ever, and I want to get some more experience with singing. A year ago I was really against doing anything public schooled, but now I'm more open to it. I'm really excited, and have been called to call backs. :) Yay!
Abigail Allen said:
One time, I was visiting my friends who lived in Honduras (now they live in Ecuador), and I went to a class to learn Spanish. All the people there spoke Spanish as their first language, and they were not allowed to speak English (by rule of the class), except for the teacher. The idea was that I would pick up the Spanish language by being immersed in a classroom of middle-schoolers speaking nothing but Spanish. Needless to say, I learned the Spanish language perfectly during the 3 weeks I attended class...NOT! I would have flunked if they gave a grade...but I had fun! (now this is the part that relates to making others smile) One day, I noticed that the entire classroom atmosphere was sad, so I decided that I was going to cheer everyone up. I gave myself a challenge, make at least 5 people in my class of 10 (including me) smile, before the hour-long class was up. The first thing I did was I started to smile. Just smiling makes people feel happy, and it worked! I smiled at the girl who was giving a presentation (she looked scared and nervous), and she started to smile! Then, one of the kids started to smile when he saw her smile. Then, other kids began to simultaneously smile! It was the most awesomest thing ever! By the end of the class, I got all 10 people to smile! I far exceeded my goal, and I felt totally invigorated and happy.
You guys are so inspiring! Stepping out of your comfort zone and sharing smiles are both fantastic ways to live a better story. Keep it up!
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