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Be the Fruit Loop | Alyssa Ottersbach | TEDxKids@ElCajon


you are special you are unique you are

you are special you are unique you are beautiful you can be anything you want

beautiful you can be anything you want

beautiful you can be anything you want to be that is if you believe on occasion

to be that is if you believe on occasion

to be that is if you believe on occasion you probably felt like you didn’t fit in

you probably felt like you didn’t fit in

you probably felt like you didn’t fit in like you were too different you might

like you were too different you might

like you were too different you might have even felt like changing everything

have even felt like changing everything

have even felt like changing everything about yourself and so you could be just

about yourself and so you could be just

about yourself and so you could be just like everyone else ordinary and average

like everyone else ordinary and average

like everyone else ordinary and average you felt like you had to hide the true

you felt like you had to hide the true

you felt like you had to hide the true you because you were scared about what

you because you were scared about what

you because you were scared about what others would think of you what you may

others would think of you what you may

others would think of you what you may not understand is what makes you

not understand is what makes you

not understand is what makes you different is it makes you special unique

different is it makes you special unique

different is it makes you special unique beautiful I believe we all have a spark

beautiful I believe we all have a spark

beautiful I believe we all have a spark of light inside of us that makes us

of light inside of us that makes us

of light inside of us that makes us unique and ourselves sometimes we decide

unique and ourselves sometimes we decide

unique and ourselves sometimes we decide to hide that spark because we’re scared

to hide that spark because we’re scared

to hide that spark because we’re scared of what others would think of us I

of what others would think of us I

of what others would think of us I believe we don’t have to be afraid we

believe we don’t have to be afraid we

believe we don’t have to be afraid we can let that spark shine all we have to

can let that spark shine all we have to

can let that spark shine all we have to do is believe in ourselves have

do is believe in ourselves have

do is believe in ourselves have confidence in who we are and let our

confidence in who we are and let our

confidence in who we are and let our personality run wild for the world to

personality run wild for the world to

personality run wild for the world to see the world is so beautiful when it’s

see the world is so beautiful when it’s

see the world is so beautiful when it’s filled with different things to see

filled with different things to see

filled with different things to see different flavors to taste different

different flavors to taste different

different flavors to taste different cultures to learn about if we all looked

cultures to learn about if we all looked

cultures to learn about if we all looked alike

alike

alike how could we tell others apart if

how could we tell others apart if

how could we tell others apart if everything would be black and white it

everything would be black and white it

everything would be black and white it would be boring life is more full when

would be boring life is more full when

would be boring life is more full when you add some color your inner color why

you add some color your inner color why

you add some color your inner color why be a cheerio when you could be a fruit

be a cheerio when you could be a fruit

be a cheerio when you could be a fruit loop in a world full of Cheerios

loop in a world full of Cheerios

loop in a world full of Cheerios throughout my young life I have learned

throughout my young life I have learned

throughout my young life I have learned the higher the walls we built to keep

the higher the walls we built to keep

the higher the walls we built to keep out the bad more unbalanced keeping in

out the bad more unbalanced keeping in

out the bad more unbalanced keeping in the good is I myself try my hardest to

the good is I myself try my hardest to

the good is I myself try my hardest to keep the balance in my life and easy way

keep the balance in my life and easy way

keep the balance in my life and easy way to start is by being yourself if you

to start is by being yourself if you

to start is by being yourself if you stay true to who you really are you can

stay true to who you really are you can

stay true to who you really are you can find balance between happiness and

find balance between happiness and

find balance between happiness and sadness

sadness

sadness Peter Shepard once quoted saying talk to

Peter Shepard once quoted saying talk to

Peter Shepard once quoted saying talk to yourself and to languages what do you

yourself and to languages what do you

yourself and to languages what do you fear and what do you love in order to

fear and what do you love in order to

fear and what do you love in order to balance the mind and the soul as the

balance the mind and the soul as the

balance the mind and the soul as the saying goes a bird singing on a tree

saying goes a bird singing on a tree

saying goes a bird singing on a tree it’s never afraid of the branch breaking

it’s never afraid of the branch breaking

it’s never afraid of the branch breaking because it’s trust is not on the branch

because it’s trust is not on the branch

because it’s trust is not on the branch but on its own wings trust in your own

but on its own wings trust in your own

but on its own wings trust in your own wings don’t compare yourself to others

wings don’t compare yourself to others

wings don’t compare yourself to others have confidence in who you are your

have confidence in who you are your

have confidence in who you are your wings can lift you higher than you ever

wings can lift you higher than you ever

wings can lift you higher than you ever thought imaginable the only person I

thought imaginable the only person I

thought imaginable the only person I truly want to be is the person I am

truly want to be is the person I am

truly want to be is the person I am today and the person I will be tomorrow

today and the person I will be tomorrow

today and the person I will be tomorrow I encourage you all to feel this way

I encourage you all to feel this way

I encourage you all to feel this way always remember to believe in yourself

always remember to believe in yourself

always remember to believe in yourself and find the balance in your life in the

and find the balance in your life in the

and find the balance in your life in the words of JD Krakowski my life is mine it

words of JD Krakowski my life is mine it

words of JD Krakowski my life is mine it does not belong to society culture or

does not belong to society culture or

does not belong to society culture or religion I will be myself for joy own

religion I will be myself for joy own

religion I will be myself for joy own path and not short myself to fit in I am

path and not short myself to fit in I am

path and not short myself to fit in I am different I am beautiful

different I am beautiful

different I am beautiful [Applause]

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