think back for a second to a time when you were an elementary school student or
you were an elementary school student or
you were an elementary school student or a middle school student or even a high
a middle school student or even a high
a middle school student or even a high school student and if you were anything
school student and if you were anything
school student and if you were anything like me as good a time as i had i also
like me as good a time as i had i also
like me as good a time as i had i also remember some very difficult times and
remember some very difficult times and
remember some very difficult times and some challenges and fortunately in those
some challenges and fortunately in those
some challenges and fortunately in those times there was always somebody there
times there was always somebody there
times there was always somebody there and in my case was my parents now
and in my case was my parents now
and in my case was my parents now imagine for a second that you’re dealing
imagine for a second that you’re dealing
imagine for a second that you’re dealing with the things you’re dealing with as
with the things you’re dealing with as
with the things you’re dealing with as you grow up and as you mature your
you grow up and as you mature your
you grow up and as you mature your parents not there but not only is your
parents not there but not only is your
parents not there but not only is your parent not there but your parents
parent not there but your parents
parent not there but your parents incarcerated of no fault of your own
incarcerated of no fault of your own
incarcerated of no fault of your own imagine the feelings that you would
imagine the feelings that you would
imagine the feelings that you would experience fear sadness shame that’s
experience fear sadness shame that’s
experience fear sadness shame that’s what these kids feel and in spite of
what these kids feel and in spite of
what these kids feel and in spite of that they still have to go do what they
that they still have to go do what they
that they still have to go do what they do every day go to school be good
do every day go to school be good
do every day go to school be good students be good citizens it’s a very
students be good citizens it’s a very
students be good citizens it’s a very challenging environment fortunately we
challenging environment fortunately we
challenging environment fortunately we have organizations like a machi
have organizations like a machi
have organizations like a machi Pittsburgh alright let me tell you about
Pittsburgh alright let me tell you about
Pittsburgh alright let me tell you about this organization I do a commercial for
this organization I do a commercial for
this organization I do a commercial for them every place I go because they just
them every place I go because they just
them every place I go because they just do the greatest work i would first i
do the greatest work i would first i
do the greatest work i would first i would describe it like this it’s like
would describe it like this it’s like
would describe it like this it’s like big brothers and big sisters for
big brothers and big sisters for
big brothers and big sisters for children of incarcerated parents where
children of incarcerated parents where
children of incarcerated parents where they marry a mentor with a child who has
they marry a mentor with a child who has
they marry a mentor with a child who has a parent incarcerated but it really that
a parent incarcerated but it really that
a parent incarcerated but it really that really doesn’t do it justice because
really doesn’t do it justice because
really doesn’t do it justice because when you get around them and they have
when you get around them and they have
when you get around them and they have these kids they call ammachi ambassadors
these kids they call ammachi ambassadors
these kids they call ammachi ambassadors where kids whose parent were
where kids whose parent were
where kids whose parent were incarcerated now they are mentor it’s an
incarcerated now they are mentor it’s an
incarcerated now they are mentor it’s an amazing amazing program that we don’t do
amazing amazing program that we don’t do
amazing amazing program that we don’t do a good enough job of telling the world
a good enough job of telling the world
a good enough job of telling the world about they provide such an important
about they provide such an important
about they provide such an important service to all of us and especially
service to all of us and especially
service to all of us and especially these kids and oftentimes when we talk
these kids and oftentimes when we talk
these kids and oftentimes when we talk about kids like this we talk about them
about kids like this we talk about them
about kids like this we talk about them in this context you know we got to do
in this context you know we got to do
in this context you know we got to do whatever we can to keep them from going
whatever we can to keep them from going
whatever we can to keep them from going to prison we don’t want them to go to
to prison we don’t want them to go to
to prison we don’t want them to go to jail now we want them to be doctors and
jail now we want them to be doctors and
jail now we want them to be doctors and lawyers we want them to be the best
lawyers we want them to be the best
lawyers we want them to be the best people they can be we
people they can be we
people they can be we in the land of opportunity and for kids
in the land of opportunity and for kids
in the land of opportunity and for kids whose parents are incarcerated they need
whose parents are incarcerated they need
whose parents are incarcerated they need a hand to be able to realize that
a hand to be able to realize that
a hand to be able to realize that opportunity and that’s why I’m so
opportunity and that’s why I’m so
opportunity and that’s why I’m so honored to introduce to you the
honored to introduce to you the
honored to introduce to you the executive director of ammachi Pittsburgh
executive director of ammachi Pittsburgh
executive director of ammachi Pittsburgh and a Hollis give it up good morning wow
and a Hollis give it up good morning wow
and a Hollis give it up good morning wow this is so exciting I would love for my
this is so exciting I would love for my
this is so exciting I would love for my presentation to consist of the happy
presentation to consist of the happy
presentation to consist of the happy song and a dance dancing out of my boots
song and a dance dancing out of my boots
song and a dance dancing out of my boots and then wrapping it up and going home
and then wrapping it up and going home
and then wrapping it up and going home right I am so excited about this
right I am so excited about this
right I am so excited about this opportunity to be a part of this growing
opportunity to be a part of this growing
opportunity to be a part of this growing movement to change the lives of children
movement to change the lives of children
movement to change the lives of children and families impacted by incarceration
and families impacted by incarceration
and families impacted by incarceration to empower the children and the families
to empower the children and the families
to empower the children and the families and are incarcerated parents to overcome
and are incarcerated parents to overcome
and are incarcerated parents to overcome these challenges this makes me think of
these challenges this makes me think of
these challenges this makes me think of one of my favorite quotes by Margaret
one of my favorite quotes by Margaret
one of my favorite quotes by Margaret Mead and it goes like this never doubt
Mead and it goes like this never doubt
Mead and it goes like this never doubt that a small group of thoughtful
that a small group of thoughtful
that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world
committed citizens can change the world
committed citizens can change the world indeed it’s the only thing that ever has
indeed it’s the only thing that ever has
indeed it’s the only thing that ever has and I am convinced that all of these
and I am convinced that all of these
and I am convinced that all of these small groups not just in Pennsylvania
small groups not just in Pennsylvania
small groups not just in Pennsylvania but all of the all over the country are
but all of the all over the country are
but all of the all over the country are rallying together and rising up
rallying together and rising up
rallying together and rising up frustrated with the way that things have
frustrated with the way that things have
frustrated with the way that things have been in our criminal justice system and
been in our criminal justice system and
been in our criminal justice system and working every day on behalf of our
working every day on behalf of our
working every day on behalf of our children and families I want to tell you
children and families I want to tell you
children and families I want to tell you about a small group of these individuals
about a small group of these individuals
about a small group of these individuals back on my end of the state and
back on my end of the state and
back on my end of the state and Pittsburgh and I’m going to call these
Pittsburgh and I’m going to call these
Pittsburgh and I’m going to call these individuals champions these champions
individuals champions these champions
individuals champions these champions have come to the table to really think
have come to the table to really think
have come to the table to really think about what they can do as community
about what they can do as community
about what they can do as community people they’re just everyday people they
people they’re just everyday people they
people they’re just everyday people they have no expertise in this field no
have no expertise in this field no
have no expertise in this field no special credentials just everyday people
special credentials just everyday people
special credentials just everyday people and they’ve come together to think about
and they’ve come together to think about
and they’ve come together to think about what can we do to raise awareness first
what can we do to raise awareness first
what can we do to raise awareness first of all making people aware I’ve been
of all making people aware I’ve been
of all making people aware I’ve been doing this work for nearly 12 years and
doing this work for nearly 12 years and
doing this work for nearly 12 years and every time I talk with someone about
every time I talk with someone about
every time I talk with someone about what we do which is all the time
what we do which is all the time
what we do which is all the time I get the same type of reaction hmm you
I get the same type of reaction hmm you
I get the same type of reaction hmm you know I never thought about the kids I
know I never thought about the kids I
know I never thought about the kids I guess there are kids involved I just
guess there are kids involved I just
guess there are kids involved I just didn’t think about the kids and if I’m
didn’t think about the kids and if I’m
didn’t think about the kids and if I’m not getting that I’ll get well you know
not getting that I’ll get well you know
not getting that I’ll get well you know that’s good work you’re doing but I
that’s good work you’re doing but I
that’s good work you’re doing but I think I’d rather support children whose
think I’d rather support children whose
think I’d rather support children whose parents never broke the law so this
parents never broke the law so this
parents never broke the law so this underscores the priority of these
underscores the priority of these
underscores the priority of these champions that they have established for
champions that they have established for
champions that they have established for themselves educating people educating
themselves educating people educating
themselves educating people educating people about the innocence and the
people about the innocence and the
people about the innocence and the worthiness of every child of an
worthiness of every child of an
worthiness of every child of an incarcerated parent every family member
incarcerated parent every family member
incarcerated parent every family member and you these ambassadors have been
and you these ambassadors have been
and you these ambassadors have been traveling I don’t know how they have
traveling I don’t know how they have
traveling I don’t know how they have found their way in moving from
found their way in moving from
found their way in moving from Pennsylvania to Illinois to California
Pennsylvania to Illinois to California
Pennsylvania to Illinois to California facilitating workshops testifying that
facilitating workshops testifying that
facilitating workshops testifying that public hearings here in Pennsylvania
public hearings here in Pennsylvania
public hearings here in Pennsylvania they have been interacting with some of
they have been interacting with some of
they have been interacting with some of the most influential folks weighing in
the most influential folks weighing in
the most influential folks weighing in on ban the Box legislation and why
on ban the Box legislation and why
on ban the Box legislation and why that’s important for children and
that’s important for children and
that’s important for children and families weighing in on zero-tolerance
families weighing in on zero-tolerance
families weighing in on zero-tolerance policies these policies that were
policies these policies that were
policies these policies that were designed to prevent extreme acts of
designed to prevent extreme acts of
designed to prevent extreme acts of violence in schools but somehow became
violence in schools but somehow became
violence in schools but somehow became permeated throughout school systems and
permeated throughout school systems and
permeated throughout school systems and are getting young children as young as
are getting young children as young as
are getting young children as young as kindergarten and preschoolers suspended
kindergarten and preschoolers suspended
kindergarten and preschoolers suspended and expelled for the minor infractions
and expelled for the minor infractions
and expelled for the minor infractions and childish behaviors that are normal
and childish behaviors that are normal
and childish behaviors that are normal so these champions are weighing in on
so these champions are weighing in on
so these champions are weighing in on these kinds of policies and this is
these kinds of policies and this is
these kinds of policies and this is second part of their priority which is
second part of their priority which is
second part of their priority which is to educate first and then secondly to
to educate first and then secondly to
to educate first and then secondly to address policies and to try and make a
address policies and to try and make a
address policies and to try and make a change at the system’s level because
change at the system’s level because
change at the system’s level because they recognize that their reach is
they recognize that their reach is
they recognize that their reach is limited so there are only a few families
limited so there are only a few families
limited so there are only a few families that we can reach through direct service
that we can reach through direct service
that we can reach through direct service even with all that we’re doing Adam achi
even with all that we’re doing Adam achi
even with all that we’re doing Adam achi and it takes policy change to impact the
and it takes policy change to impact the
and it takes policy change to impact the families more broadly so these champions
families more broadly so these champions
families more broadly so these champions have set out on this work and I was just
have set out on this work and I was just
have set out on this work and I was just amazed that one of their meetings was
amazed that one of their meetings was
amazed that one of their meetings was with the attorney general Loretta Lynch
with the attorney general Loretta Lynch
with the attorney general Loretta Lynch who are these people who are these
who are these people who are these
who are these people who are these people with no experience in this field
people with no experience in this field
people with no experience in this field well they
well they
well they our machi ambassadors and why aren’t
our machi ambassadors and why aren’t
our machi ambassadors and why aren’t they here today telling the story
they here today telling the story
they here today telling the story instead of me it just so happens that
instead of me it just so happens that
instead of me it just so happens that they have school today and I don’t these
they have school today and I don’t these
they have school today and I don’t these are young students high school students
are young students high school students
are young students high school students who are out here taking the bull by the
who are out here taking the bull by the
who are out here taking the bull by the horns with no fear and no shame
horns with no fear and no shame
horns with no fear and no shame confronting policies that are negatively
confronting policies that are negatively
confronting policies that are negatively impacting their lives they’re tired
impacting their lives they’re tired
impacting their lives they’re tired they’re fed up and they are the change
they’re fed up and they are the change
they’re fed up and they are the change that we want to see and I am so godly
that we want to see and I am so godly
that we want to see and I am so godly proud of these young people it is
proud of these young people it is
proud of these young people it is amazing how they present to us when we
amazing how they present to us when we
amazing how they present to us when we first start to work with them they’re
first start to work with them they’re
first start to work with them they’re nervous they are having those feelings
nervous they are having those feelings
nervous they are having those feelings of abandonment and fear and anger and
of abandonment and fear and anger and
of abandonment and fear and anger and frustration and by the time we take them
frustration and by the time we take them
frustration and by the time we take them through this training program and
through this training program and
through this training program and provide for them the tools to do
provide for them the tools to do
provide for them the tools to do something about it provide for them a
something about it provide for them a
something about it provide for them a platform to have these difficult
platform to have these difficult
platform to have these difficult discussions to give them the resources
discussions to give them the resources
discussions to give them the resources that they need you see that confidence
that they need you see that confidence
that they need you see that confidence in them rising up and now they’re using
in them rising up and now they’re using
in them rising up and now they’re using their stories and their powerful voices
their stories and their powerful voices
their stories and their powerful voices to make a change and this inspires me
to make a change and this inspires me
to make a change and this inspires me every day but do you know that
every day but do you know that
every day but do you know that statistics say it isn’t supposed to be
statistics say it isn’t supposed to be
statistics say it isn’t supposed to be this way that the majority of them
this way that the majority of them
this way that the majority of them should be finding their way here to this
should be finding their way here to this
should be finding their way here to this facility shame a shame but we don’t
facility shame a shame but we don’t
facility shame a shame but we don’t believe those statistics and I am going
believe those statistics and I am going
believe those statistics and I am going to tell you a very important story about
to tell you a very important story about
to tell you a very important story about belief and the power of belief and it’s
belief and the power of belief and it’s
belief and the power of belief and it’s about total paper this story some of you
about total paper this story some of you
about total paper this story some of you may have heard it it’s old news happened
may have heard it it’s old news happened
may have heard it it’s old news happened back in the 70s when someone reported
back in the 70s when someone reported
back in the 70s when someone reported that there was going to be a shortage of
that there was going to be a shortage of
that there was going to be a shortage of toilet paper and there was actually a
toilet paper and there was actually a
toilet paper and there was actually a shortage of some other rather important
shortage of some other rather important
shortage of some other rather important commodities at that time like oil and
commodities at that time like oil and
commodities at that time like oil and gas and one reporter picked up on the
gas and one reporter picked up on the
gas and one reporter picked up on the story and then another reporter picked
story and then another reporter picked
story and then another reporter picked up on this story and all of a sudden it
up on this story and all of a sudden it
up on this story and all of a sudden it went the 70s version of viral and
went the 70s version of viral and
went the 70s version of viral and everybody was concerned about running a
everybody was concerned about running a
everybody was concerned about running a because you don’t want to run out of
because you don’t want to run out of
because you don’t want to run out of toilet paper right ever so what do
toilet paper right ever so what do
toilet paper right ever so what do people do they believe the story they
people do they believe the story they
people do they believe the story they went out and they stocked up on toilet
went out and they stocked up on toilet
went out and they stocked up on toilet paper it was
paper it was
paper it was unbelievable that the merchants had to
unbelievable that the merchants had to
unbelievable that the merchants had to actually impose a limit on the amount of
actually impose a limit on the amount of
actually impose a limit on the amount of packages of toilet paper that these
packages of toilet paper that these
packages of toilet paper that these customers could buy and what do you
customers could buy and what do you
customers could buy and what do you think happened after that there was a
think happened after that there was a
think happened after that there was a shortage of toilet paper they actually
shortage of toilet paper they actually
shortage of toilet paper they actually caused the shortage of toilet paper
caused the shortage of toilet paper
caused the shortage of toilet paper because they believed that it was going
because they believed that it was going
because they believed that it was going to happen think about it if they didn’t
to happen think about it if they didn’t
to happen think about it if they didn’t respond to the news report the
respond to the news report the
respond to the news report the information was erroneous from the
information was erroneous from the
information was erroneous from the beginning so had they not believed it
beginning so had they not believed it
beginning so had they not believed it and responded there never would have
and responded there never would have
and responded there never would have been a shortage but because they
been a shortage but because they
been a shortage but because they believed it their actions follow what
believed it their actions follow what
believed it their actions follow what they believed and this is a very simple
they believed and this is a very simple
they believed and this is a very simple principle this is who we are at ammachi
principle this is who we are at ammachi
principle this is who we are at ammachi our actions follow our beliefs I mean
our actions follow our beliefs I mean
our actions follow our beliefs I mean we’re not the toilet paper people were
we’re not the toilet paper people were
we’re not the toilet paper people were the believers so so we believe that
the believers so so we believe that
the believers so so we believe that every child has the inborn capacity to
every child has the inborn capacity to
every child has the inborn capacity to solve problems to overcome to win we
solve problems to overcome to win we
solve problems to overcome to win we believe that children are supposed to
believe that children are supposed to
believe that children are supposed to win that they’re born to win that you
win that they’re born to win that you
win that they’re born to win that you were born to win when I see your
were born to win when I see your
were born to win when I see your children I don’t see prison bars in
children I don’t see prison bars in
children I don’t see prison bars in their future I don’t see criminals I see
their future I don’t see criminals I see
their future I don’t see criminals I see champions and when I look at you I don’t
champions and when I look at you I don’t
champions and when I look at you I don’t see criminals I see champions because I
see criminals I see champions because I
see criminals I see champions because I see the soul and this is what our work
see the soul and this is what our work
see the soul and this is what our work is about Adam Archie I can tell you that
is about Adam Archie I can tell you that
is about Adam Archie I can tell you that ninety two percent of the young people
ninety two percent of the young people
ninety two percent of the young people who are involved in our programming have
who are involved in our programming have
who are involved in our programming have no such involvement in the criminal
no such involvement in the criminal
no such involvement in the criminal justice system and that is something to
justice system and that is something to
justice system and that is something to be extremely proud of and I give the
be extremely proud of and I give the
be extremely proud of and I give the credit to the children and to their
credit to the children and to their
credit to the children and to their families and I give credit to those
families and I give credit to those
families and I give credit to those incarcerated parents who are maintaining
incarcerated parents who are maintaining
incarcerated parents who are maintaining connections with their children who are
connections with their children who are
connections with their children who are loving them with all the love and
loving them with all the love and
loving them with all the love and support they have within even from
support they have within even from
support they have within even from within these walls so when I look out
within these walls so when I look out
within these walls so when I look out here today I know that there are also
here today I know that there are also
here today I know that there are also some negative statistics about your
some negative statistics about your
some negative statistics about your future and we don’t believe those
future and we don’t believe those
future and we don’t believe those statistics are inevitable any more than
statistics are inevitable any more than
statistics are inevitable any more than we believe them for your children I
we believe them for your children I
we believe them for your children I think what you have to realize is that
think what you have to realize is that
think what you have to realize is that the negative statistics tell us
the negative statistics tell us
the negative statistics tell us something that happened in the past
something that happened in the past
something that happened in the past they’re just telling us what already
they’re just telling us what already
they’re just telling us what already happened they’re not telling us what has
happened they’re not telling us what has
happened they’re not telling us what has to have
to have
to have tomorrow the choices we make today the
tomorrow the choices we make today the
tomorrow the choices we make today the decisions we make today impact our
decisions we make today impact our
decisions we make today impact our outcomes for tomorrow your legacy is not
outcomes for tomorrow your legacy is not
outcomes for tomorrow your legacy is not what you’ve done in the past your legacy
what you’ve done in the past your legacy
what you’ve done in the past your legacy is what you will do from this day
is what you will do from this day
is what you will do from this day forward your legacy is what you deposit
forward your legacy is what you deposit
forward your legacy is what you deposit into your children what you invest into
into your children what you invest into
into your children what you invest into the next generation right because they
the next generation right because they
the next generation right because they carry on the work that we’re starting so
carry on the work that we’re starting so
carry on the work that we’re starting so I’m going to tell you connect do
I’m going to tell you connect do
I’m going to tell you connect do everything you can to connect with your
everything you can to connect with your
everything you can to connect with your children to love on them to give them
children to love on them to give them
children to love on them to give them guidance share wisdom share your lesson
guidance share wisdom share your lesson
guidance share wisdom share your lesson share your values while you’re here and
share your values while you’re here and
share your values while you’re here and then when you leave here do that much
then when you leave here do that much
then when you leave here do that much more because this is what they longed
more because this is what they longed
more because this is what they longed for when we have our focus groups with
for when we have our focus groups with
for when we have our focus groups with young kids and we actually record their
young kids and we actually record their
young kids and we actually record their voices and we use the recordings of
voices and we use the recordings of
voices and we use the recordings of their voices and different settings and
their voices and different settings and
their voices and different settings and they tell us all the time they say some
they tell us all the time they say some
they tell us all the time they say some things that are really difficult to hear
things that are really difficult to hear
things that are really difficult to hear and hurtful to hear but they want to
and hurtful to hear but they want to
and hurtful to hear but they want to know what happened how did you end up
know what happened how did you end up
know what happened how did you end up here were you thinking about me what
here were you thinking about me what
here were you thinking about me what went wrong why did you leave me to
went wrong why did you leave me to
went wrong why did you leave me to figure out life on my own mom is helpful
figure out life on my own mom is helpful
figure out life on my own mom is helpful but mom can’t tell me what the heck can
but mom can’t tell me what the heck can
but mom can’t tell me what the heck can tell me and at the same time they still
tell me and at the same time they still
tell me and at the same time they still tell us they want to impress their
tell us they want to impress their
tell us they want to impress their parents you know I want to do well in
parents you know I want to do well in
parents you know I want to do well in school because I want my dad to be happy
school because I want my dad to be happy
school because I want my dad to be happy I want to do well in sports I can’t wait
I want to do well in sports I can’t wait
I want to do well in sports I can’t wait to tell him how many points are scored
to tell him how many points are scored
to tell him how many points are scored in my basketball game so there’s this
in my basketball game so there’s this
in my basketball game so there’s this constant longing for connection and for
constant longing for connection and for
constant longing for connection and for love and for validation so I want you to
love and for validation so I want you to
love and for validation so I want you to think about that and I want you to think
think about that and I want you to think
think about that and I want you to think about everything you deposit into a
about everything you deposit into a
about everything you deposit into a child is your legacy and they’ll live on
child is your legacy and they’ll live on
child is your legacy and they’ll live on and become the changemakers that we’re
and become the changemakers that we’re
and become the changemakers that we’re all working as a community to create i
all working as a community to create i
all working as a community to create i want to share another story with you
want to share another story with you
want to share another story with you it’s not so crazy it’s about a Native
it’s not so crazy it’s about a Native
it’s not so crazy it’s about a Native American man who had a conversation with
American man who had a conversation with
American man who had a conversation with his grandson and he said to his grandson
his grandson and he said to his grandson
his grandson and he said to his grandson that there are there’s a battle within
that there are there’s a battle within
that there are there’s a battle within each of us it’s a battle between evil
each of us it’s a battle between evil
each of us it’s a battle between evil two wolves I’m sorry the battle between
two wolves I’m sorry the battle between
two wolves I’m sorry the battle between two wolves and one wolf is the evil wolf
two wolves and one wolf is the evil wolf
two wolves and one wolf is the evil wolf right it’s everything negative anger
right it’s everything negative anger
right it’s everything negative anger jealousy unforgiveness lies deception
jealousy unforgiveness lies deception
jealousy unforgiveness lies deception everything negative and then there’s the
everything negative and then there’s the
everything negative and then there’s the good wolf right and that’s everything
good wolf right and that’s everything
good wolf right and that’s everything positive Faith Hope perseverance love
positive Faith Hope perseverance love
positive Faith Hope perseverance love forgiveness all the good things and the
forgiveness all the good things and the
forgiveness all the good things and the little boy said well which one wins
little boy said well which one wins
little boy said well which one wins which one of the Wolves will win and the
which one of the Wolves will win and the
which one of the Wolves will win and the grandfather simply replied the one you
grandfather simply replied the one you
grandfather simply replied the one you feed the one you feed so think about it
feed the one you feed so think about it
feed the one you feed so think about it feed your mind feed your soul feed your
feed your mind feed your soul feed your
feed your mind feed your soul feed your spirit and deposit everything into the
spirit and deposit everything into the
spirit and deposit everything into the next generation that you can so that
next generation that you can so that
next generation that you can so that they live on and carry on your legacy
when you leave here today after you do
when you leave here today after you do the happy dance I want you to take out
the happy dance I want you to take out
the happy dance I want you to take out your notepad and a pencil and I want you
your notepad and a pencil and I want you
your notepad and a pencil and I want you to start to write the end of your story
to start to write the end of your story
to start to write the end of your story and I want you to write a beautiful
and I want you to write a beautiful
and I want you to write a beautiful miraculous end to your story and then I
miraculous end to your story and then I
miraculous end to your story and then I want you to share the end of your story
want you to share the end of your story
want you to share the end of your story with your family with your children I
with your family with your children I
with your family with your children I don’t care if they think it’s ridiculous
don’t care if they think it’s ridiculous
don’t care if they think it’s ridiculous right the most beautiful miraculous into
right the most beautiful miraculous into
right the most beautiful miraculous into your story that you can and then I want
your story that you can and then I want
your story that you can and then I want you to live each day moving forward live
you to live each day moving forward live
you to live each day moving forward live each day with the end of that story and
each day with the end of that story and
each day with the end of that story and mind and know that you have an
mind and know that you have an
mind and know that you have an incredible opportunity to change the
incredible opportunity to change the
incredible opportunity to change the future and to create your new Legacy
future and to create your new Legacy
future and to create your new Legacy thank you so much
thank you so much
thank you so much [Applause]
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