Re: Who you are DOES make a difference.

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Dear Alice,

You never cease to post such lovely messages/stories that

touch my heart so! This is yet another that gives me great hope and

also some ideas!! Thank you so much, my dear friend, this was

definitely a story to save in my pc for later days when I am feeling

a bit like " who I am, to me that is (wink) is not making a

difference. Love and light, my friend... LUNA

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> Who you are DOES make a difference.

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> A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her seniors in high

school by telling them the difference they each made.

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> She called each student to the front of the class, one at a time.

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> First she told each of them how they had made a difference to her

and the class.

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> Then she presented each of them with a blue ribbon imprinted with

gold letters which read, " Who I Am Makes a Difference. "

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> Afterwards the teacher decided to do a class project to see what

kind of impact recognition would have on a community.

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> She gave each of the students three more ribbons and instructed

them to go out and spread this acknowledgment ceremony.

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> Then they were to follow up on the results, see who honored whom

and report back to the class in about a week.

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> One of the boys in the class went to a junior executive in a nearby

company and honored him for helping him with his career planning.

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> He gave him a blue ribbon and put it on his shirt.

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> Then he gave him two extra ribbons and said, " We're doing a class

project on recognition, and we'd like you to go out, find somebody to

honor, give them a blue ribbon, then give them the extra blue ribbon

so they can acknowledge a third person to keep this acknowledgment

ceremony going. Then please report back to me and tell me what

happened.

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> Later that day the junior executive went in to see his boss, who

had been noted, by the way, as being kind of a grouchy fellow.

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> He sat his boss down and he told him that he deeply admired him for

being a creative genius.

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> The boss seemed very surprised.

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> The junior executive asked him if he would accept the gift of the

blue ribbon and would he give him permission to put it on him.

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> His surprised boss said, " Well, sure. "

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> The junior executive took the blue ribbon and placed it right on

his boss's jacket above his heart.

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> As he gave him the last extra ribbon, he said, " Would you do me a

favor? Would you take this extra ribbon and pass it on by honoring

somebody else? The young boy who first gave me the ribbons is doing a

project in school and we want to keep this recognition ceremony going

and find out how it affects people. "

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> That night the boss came home to his 14-year-old son and sat him

down.

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> He said, " The most incredible thing happened to me today. I was in

my office and one of the junior executives came in and told me he

admired me and gave me a blue ribbon for being a creative genius.

Imagine. He thinks I'm a creative genius. Then he put this blue

ribbon that says 'Who I Am Makes A Difference' on my jacket above my

heart. He gave me an extra ribbon and asked me to find somebody else

to honor. As I was driving home tonight, I started thinking about

whom I would honor with this ribbon and I thought about you. I want

to honor you. My days are really hectic and when I come home I don't

pay a lot of attention to you. Sometimes I scream at you for not

getting good enough grades in school and for your bedroom being a

mess, but somehow tonight, I just wanted to sit here and, well, just

let you know that you do make a difference to me. Besides your

mother, you are the most important person in my life. You're a great

kid and I love you! "

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> The startled boy started to sob and sob, and he couldn't stop

crying.

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> His whole body shook.

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> He looked up at his father and said through his tears, " I was

planning on committing suicide tomorrow, Dad, because I didn't think

you loved me. Now I know you care. This is the happiest day I've

known. "

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> The boss went back to work a changed man.

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> He was no longer a grouch but made sure to let all his employees

know that they made a difference.

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> The junior executive helped several other young people with career

planning and never forgot to let them know that they made a

difference it his life...one being the bosses son.

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> And the young boy and his classmates learned a valuable lesson.

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> Who you are DOES make a difference.

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> Remember that!

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> I give you a blue ribbon.

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> -- Author Unknown

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