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Remarks of Liana :”Cadia” Wiley at a LATIN Symposium held Friday October 24, 2008 at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation House. Cadia is a senior at Magnificat High School in Rocky River, Ohio.
(LATINA is an organization of Hispanic women that strives to support Latinas in their personal and professional development)
What makes you special? We each have individual and unique stories that make up who we are. We live very different lives that are motivated by a myriad of things. But usually the universal feeling is, “I want to do something.” or “I want to make a difference.” The question is what mark will I leave on the world?
Now I don’t believe that one’s mark has to be a global thing; it can be an improvement to a community or a school; it can be standing by a friend or helping a complete stranger. It sounds so small, but showing a little consideration and kindness can make all the difference. Sometimes people get so wrapped up in their own lives and problems the inadvertently show it; sometimes we take it out on others without even saying a word. Of course, everyone is entitled to their “bad” days, I know I take full advantage of mine! But we must remember that we aren’t the only ones going through it. Everyone has their own baggage, so why add to I when it is so easy to relieve it. Even if it’s only a little bit. Trust the power of a kind word or smile and its impact on someone.
I learned these attributes are positive by using them. But I really learned about them by
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