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My final blog post as a Centennial College CCPR Student. Thank you to everyone who made this experience so amazing. Can't wait to see where everyone ends up! 

Stay Positive. Stay Loving. Stay Blessed!

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Hey everyone!

Just wanted to write about something my sister and I encountered earlier today that quite greatly exemplifies why this blog and movement exists in the first place.

At the end of our street some kids from St. Mary of the Angels had put together a bake sale to raise money for Sick Kids Hospital. What's even cooler about this though, is the fact that this all came from watching the movie 'Pay It Forward" (if you haven't seen the movie check it out ASAP!). A teacher decided to show the movie to the kids and out of this came the initiative to pay it forward, do something good for someone, who would later do something good for another, hoping that this domino effect of good deeds would continue on. 

This is a concept many forget as we get older. The mentality that it's me against the world seems to become more and more evident as we become adults. I commend these girls for learning this at such a young age, and a big shout out goes to the teachers and parents that helped these kids learn this as well.

If a couple elementary school girls can understand the concept of love, giving and kindness I think it's only right that we really take on this philosophy as well. Something as small as this bake sale not only supports Sick Kids financially, but it also promotes the brand, teaches the kids a lesson about love, brings a community of neighbors together to help out a common cause, gets people talking to each other and at the least satisfies my sweet tooth! 

Acts of kindness can do so much more than we can imagine. The good can never be judged. Who judges someone for doing good anyway? THat's just crazy talk! Take a lesson from these young girls. Keep lovin'! Keep doin' good!

Thanks for reading!

And girls if you're reading this right now great job. I hope the best for your futures and keep paying it forward!

Stay Blessed,

--Mic 

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:

"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love." Rebecca - age 8

  "When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth." Billy - age 4

  "Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other." Karl - age 5

  "Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs." Chrissy - age 6

  "Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." Terri - age 4  "Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK." Danny - age 7

  "Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss" Emily - age 8

  "Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen," Bobby - age 5

  "If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate," Nikka - age 6

  "There are two kinds of love. Our love. God's love. But God makes both kinds of them." Jenny - age 4

  "Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it every day" Noelle - age 7

  "Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well." Tommy - age 6

  "During my piano recital, I was on a stage and scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore," Cindy - age 8

  "My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night." Clare - Age 5

  "Love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken." Elaine -age 5  "Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford." Chris - age 8

  "Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day." Mary Ann - age 4  "I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones." Lauren - age 4

  "I let my big sister pick on me because my Mom says she only picks on me because she loves me. So I pick on my baby sister because I love her." Bethany - age 4

  "When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." Karen - age 7

  "Love is when mommy sees daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross." Mark - age 6