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Post by belelmo27cien on May 19, 2014 11:43:15 GMT -5
As I thought, Sandy is attending the graduation ceremony at Warren Easton. Attachments:
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Post by addicted on May 19, 2014 14:19:24 GMT -5
Aw. I swear I love this woman more and more.
Thanks for the post Bel.
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Post by addicted on May 19, 2014 18:03:07 GMT -5
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Post by addicted on May 19, 2014 18:05:16 GMT -5
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Post by sbfanargentina on May 19, 2014 19:00:26 GMT -5
She is the simply the best! Thank you so much for the video! It is so so good to see her and much more when she is doing this amazing things, being an example of a person!
PS: Hi guys! I've been missing all this time because I have a lot of studying and I don't have time to write, but I read you from time to time. After the exams I'm going back to the old times haha Hope you are all alright!
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Post by belelmo27cien on May 19, 2014 19:35:20 GMT -5
Thanks addicted for posting the article & video! Another video with a brief interview by local TV station. Louis was there too in that suit! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdhlP20q8SkAnd sbfanargentina, welcome back! We missed you! |
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Post by belelmo27cien on May 19, 2014 23:43:59 GMT -5
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Post by belelmo27cien on May 20, 2014 8:56:56 GMT -5
Sandy's speech was quite moving and inspiring, so I want to post it here. This one is pretty much everything she said I think. gma.yahoo.com/sandra-bullock-advises-graduates-not-worry-pick-noses-205141979--abc-news-celebrities.html;_ylt=AupO1PU2rkG62G572.CPwVWo6.d_;_ylu=X3oDMTNvdGRuY2w5BG1pdAMEcGtnAzMzMGMyYjk4LTEwYjUtMzYwNC04MTgyLTU5MmZkYjNlZWUzMARwb3MDMgRzZWMDTWVkaWFCQ2Fyb3VzZWxNaXhlZExQQ0EEdmVyA2NlZmYzYzY5LWRmOWQtMTFlMy05ZGUwLTI5ZGIxYTJiZWI0Yg--;_ylg=X3oDMTBhYWM1a2sxBGxhbmcDZW4tVVM-;_ylv=3"I was trying to remember my graduation and, oddly, I couldn't remember anything. I remembered how good I looked and then I went back and looked at pictures and I really didn't look so good. ... I didn't remember anything because I was so worried about the future, I wasn't present, which made me think about a question someone asked me just recently. And that question was, 'If you could go back and talk to your younger self, what would you say?' And I thought, 'Wow, that's kinda heavy,' and then I realized what I wished someone had said to me was what I've been spending the last four years telling a little boy who I love more than anything, who happens to be my son, and who's from New Orleans, and so I thought maybe I would share that with you guys. That what I tell a four-year-old is what I wish someone would've told me before I stepped out in the world and the first thing is, stop worrying so much, OK? Stop being scared of the unknown, because anything I worried about didn't happen. Other stuff happened, but not what I worried about. The unknown we can't do anything about, and I don't remember any of the moments in my life where I worried. So that's a lot of time I couldn't get back. The second thing was, raise the bar higher. OK? It is noisy out there and for some reason, people want to see you fail. But that's not your problem. That is their problem. I only remember the moments where I tried beyond what I thought I could do and I do not remember the failures because I didn't. Nothing is a failure. It's just not supposed to work out that way because something better is supposed to come along. The third thing we work on at home in the mornings is that we turn on the music really, really loud before we leave the house and the rule is you have to dance a little bit before you step out in the world because it changes the way you walk. It changes the way you walk out in the world. So do that. Eat something green every day with every meal. It's growing food for adults as well. Do not pick your nose in public. Think about this. How about we just don't pick it in private either? How about we just go get a tissue? I know it takes a little extra effort but it gets the job done right away and there's no public humiliation and that can go with a lot of other things as well, so make a little bit of an effort. When someone who cares about you hugs you, hug them back with two arms. Don't do the one-arm hug, because when you hug with two arms, it allows you to lean on somebody and we always need someone to lean on. And if someone doesn't want to play with you, it's OK. It's OK. You know, not everyone's going to love us. Go find somebody who does want to play with you and who appreciates what you have to offer. And last but not least is, go find your joy. Whatever that is, go find your joy. Are you going to have a good day or are you going to have a great day, because it's completely up to you. It's what you're going to remember in the end. You're not going to remember how you worried. You're not going to remember the what ifs or the whys or who wronged you. It's the joy that stays with you, and I want to thank you guys for the amazing joy that Warren Easton brings me every day. You make me walk out into the world with pride and I want you to go find it and I want you to go save the world while you're at it, and I thank you so much. Congratulations, class of 2014. You make me so proud." |
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Post by addicted on May 20, 2014 10:52:54 GMT -5
You're welcome for the vid. Thank you too for the vids and the article.
And yes sbfanargentina... You have certainly been missed. Good luck with your exams! See you back on here when you've aced them! =)
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Post by belelmo27cien on May 21, 2014 23:05:21 GMT -5
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Post by Gabi on May 30, 2014 12:46:14 GMT -5
Thank you so much for all those links!
I feel like every time she does a speech it automatically becames my favorite. I heard it last week, and it is trully inspiring. It personally affected me. It's been a tought couple of months but now every time I feel like falling, this will be my sort of mantra.
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Post by lucys on May 30, 2014 15:28:04 GMT -5
Thanks for all the links. I've been busy and not commenting but always reading everything lol. Anyway, this speech was absolutely amazing, she is so inspiring and she always says the right things, don't know how she does it.
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Post by belelmo27cien on Jun 1, 2014 9:26:19 GMT -5
Nice photo with those kids. www.people.com/people/article/0,,20821226,00.html Inspired by New Orleans' Determined Youth, Sandra Bullock Adopted a School Sandra Bullock is tired of hearing only bad news. "No one ever talks about the good," she says. "If you are ever wondering about how good life is and can be, you can come to Warren Easton." The actress, 49, adopted the public charter high school in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. Bullock's donations have helped rebuild the historic campus, fund scholarships for graduates, pay for athletic equipment and band uniforms and open a health clinic. "These kids have been working a couple of jobs, some come from hard places, but every time they walk under that roof, they know they're cared for," she says. "They're admired for what they can bring to the table." As principal Alexina Medley puts it, "When you come to Easton, you become part of the family." Attachments:
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