[Applause] every morning I wake up and think today
every morning I wake up and think today
every morning I wake up and think today will be the day nobody mistakes my I’m
will be the day nobody mistakes my I’m
will be the day nobody mistakes my I’m your brother for the twin brother I
your brother for the twin brother I
your brother for the twin brother I don’t even have today will be the day
don’t even have today will be the day
don’t even have today will be the day nobody mistakes my best friend for my
nobody mistakes my best friend for my
nobody mistakes my best friend for my babysitter but then I realize that will
babysitter but then I realize that will
babysitter but then I realize that will not never happened but there is more
not never happened but there is more
not never happened but there is more this is my mum she is four eleven and a
this is my mum she is four eleven and a
this is my mum she is four eleven and a half and this is my dad he is six foot
half and this is my dad he is six foot
half and this is my dad he is six foot two so it was a 50-50 chance that I
two so it was a 50-50 chance that I
two so it was a 50-50 chance that I would either be extremely tall or
would either be extremely tall or
would either be extremely tall or extremely short I guess it’s not very
extremely short I guess it’s not very
extremely short I guess it’s not very hard to figure out which one I got I
hard to figure out which one I got I
hard to figure out which one I got I used to be stressed out about my height
used to be stressed out about my height
used to be stressed out about my height in grade five and I’m almost in grade
in grade five and I’m almost in grade
in grade five and I’m almost in grade eight and I still get stressed sometimes
eight and I still get stressed sometimes
eight and I still get stressed sometimes because people can be mean but then I
because people can be mean but then I
because people can be mean but then I remember it’s not about your height your
remember it’s not about your height your
remember it’s not about your height your weight the color of your skin or whether
weight the color of your skin or whether
weight the color of your skin or whether you have physical abilities or
you have physical abilities or
you have physical abilities or disabilities it’s about you embracing
disabilities it’s about you embracing
disabilities it’s about you embracing who you are and doing what you love I
who you are and doing what you love I
who you are and doing what you love I used to be a competitive swimmer then
used to be a competitive swimmer then
used to be a competitive swimmer then last year I quit because everyone out
last year I quit because everyone out
last year I quit because everyone out compete against would be getting taller
compete against would be getting taller
compete against would be getting taller and taller and my wingspan just wasn’t
and taller and my wingspan just wasn’t
and taller and my wingspan just wasn’t there
there
there but now I’m in competitive diving and
but now I’m in competitive diving and
but now I’m in competitive diving and last summer I went a bronze medal at the
last summer I went a bronze medal at the
last summer I went a bronze medal at the BC summer provincial Games
once I realized I just needed to be me
once I realized I just needed to be me everything started to fall into place I
everything started to fall into place I
everything started to fall into place I wasn’t focusing on how to be cool or how
wasn’t focusing on how to be cool or how
wasn’t focusing on how to be cool or how to be popular
to be popular
to be popular I was just me I was figuring out what I
I was just me I was figuring out what I
I was just me I was figuring out what I liked to do what I’m good at and who are
liked to do what I’m good at and who are
liked to do what I’m good at and who are my good friends and who or not this is
my good friends and who or not this is
my good friends and who or not this is my best friend she is extremely tall
my best friend she is extremely tall
my best friend she is extremely tall five foot nine to be exact and I’m
five foot nine to be exact and I’m
five foot nine to be exact and I’m extremely small though there are many
extremely small though there are many
extremely small though there are many differences between us we’re still best
differences between us we’re still best
differences between us we’re still best friends and we don’t care what people
friends and we don’t care what people
friends and we don’t care what people think about our differences there are
think about our differences there are
think about our differences there are plenty of girls in my school who I can
plenty of girls in my school who I can
plenty of girls in my school who I can overhear talking about how ugly their
overhear talking about how ugly their
overhear talking about how ugly their face is how short they are or how fluffy
face is how short they are or how fluffy
face is how short they are or how fluffy their hair is every time I hear that I
their hair is every time I hear that I
their hair is every time I hear that I want to scream out of the stall don’t be
want to scream out of the stall don’t be
want to scream out of the stall don’t be so hard on yourself
so hard on yourself
so hard on yourself you are perfect no matter what anyone
you are perfect no matter what anyone
you are perfect no matter what anyone says and if you’re thinking how come I
says and if you’re thinking how come I
says and if you’re thinking how come I can’t be perfect all celebrities are
can’t be perfect all celebrities are
can’t be perfect all celebrities are perfect actually you’re wrong everyone
perfect actually you’re wrong everyone
perfect actually you’re wrong everyone has their own flaws oddities and
has their own flaws oddities and
has their own flaws oddities and uniqueness even celebrities and everyday
uniqueness even celebrities and everyday
uniqueness even celebrities and everyday don’t be applying thousands and
don’t be applying thousands and
don’t be applying thousands and thousands of pounds of makeup because
thousands of pounds of makeup because
thousands of pounds of makeup because you are pretty with or without makeup an
you are pretty with or without makeup an
you are pretty with or without makeup an actor’s name tina Lippert said when you
actor’s name tina Lippert said when you
actor’s name tina Lippert said when you know yourself you’re empowered when you
know yourself you’re empowered when you
know yourself you’re empowered when you accept yourself you are invincible what
accept yourself you are invincible what
accept yourself you are invincible what would happen if we actually listen to
would happen if we actually listen to
would happen if we actually listen to these words instead of the ones that
these words instead of the ones that
these words instead of the ones that hurt what if we retired her to people
hurt what if we retired her to people
hurt what if we retired her to people what if we the height of the person the
what if we the height of the person the
what if we the height of the person the hall we didn’t even know imagine how
hall we didn’t even know imagine how
hall we didn’t even know imagine how much happier you would feel and how much
much happier you would feel and how much
much happier you would feel and how much happier everyone else would feel so it
happier everyone else would feel so it
happier everyone else would feel so it doesn’t matter what you look like as
doesn’t matter what you look like as
doesn’t matter what you look like as long as you embrace who you are that’s
long as you embrace who you are that’s
long as you embrace who you are that’s right
right
right give yourself a hug a big hug embrace
give yourself a hug a big hug embrace
give yourself a hug a big hug embrace you you are important it doesn’t matter
you you are important it doesn’t matter
you you are important it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks even if it’s the
what anyone else thinks even if it’s the
what anyone else thinks even if it’s the most important person in the world just
most important person in the world just
most important person in the world just be you be the kindest person you can be
be you be the kindest person you can be
be you be the kindest person you can be be what you want to be never give up be
be what you want to be never give up be
be what you want to be never give up be the bunny in a world of sheep
the bunny in a world of sheep
the bunny in a world of sheep thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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