When Jeremy wants those shoes so badly I can relate to that.  I want a dog so badly.  But every time I ask my mom “Can we get a dog” she would say “It’s a big responsibility”.  Guess what I have wanted a dog ever since knew what a dog was!  But I still want a dog and I will never stop wanting a dog!

I think that the lesson in this book is that even if you get something that you really want but someone else wants it to then give it to the person who wanted it.  Always remember this kindness comes first!

Once upon a time there was a little fox named lilly, she was a nice fox but sometimes she could get into mischief.  One day she was walking in the sun and all of the sudden she saw a cave.  She thought for a moment then walk in.  Once she was in she had a weird feeling so she decided she would go back home but when she turned around she almost fainted with terror only because now there was no entrance or…gulp…exit!  It made her scream louder when there standing before her was a monster she screamed so loud that the monster moved and that made it happen she almost fainted but then her mother step tored her and she said mother?  Oh mother I will never get in to mischief again!  And guess what, she never did.  The End.

If someone was going to steal something I would stop them and tell them it is the wrong thing to do.  I would tell them it is a big mistake if they did not listen to me the first time.  If they still did not listen to me I would tell someone.  Have you ever seen someone stealing something?  Did you try to put a stop to it?  Did it work?  Have you ever stole something (I hope not)?  Did you get stopped?  I would never steal.  Would you?

I would leave my friends and play with the new kid.  But If the new kid is mean I would go play with someone else.  Have you ever been the new kid?  Have your friends ever not wanted to play with the new kid and you are the only one?  Did you ever not want to play with the new kid?  (I hope not for that last one).  Being a new kid is sometimes hard.  give them a chance to get to know you.

Hedgehogs are amazing creatures.  They very cute faces and little noses.  They have spikes all over them, but they do not have spikes on  their cute little tummy’s.  They can also turn into a little ball.  I love hedgehogs so much they are my favorite animal.  Do you like hedgehogs?  If you do keep reading, because I am going to tell a story (I made it up).  Once there was a little girl named Rosie who wanted a pet her whole life she wanted any pet (except a hedgehog) that is because she thought they were weird and she did not want one until now that is.   Let us go back to the beginning of the story.  “I want a pet” screamed little Rosie “No” said her mother sternly “Now get dressed!”  Sadly Rosie got dressed and left for school.  She had a horrible day.  She walked home very sad about not getting a pet.  When she got home her mother was waiting for her.  She said she had a surprise she said she got a pet for her she screamed with joy.  But when she got into the room she groaned.  “I don’t want a hedgehog!” Ugh It’s disgusting.  But the next day there was a wolf walking around and Rosie was out.  Suddenly the wolf appeared and little Rosie screamed then all of the sudden the wolf was about to bite her and the hedgehog appeared and the wolf got poked and ran away and little Rosie fell in love with her hedgehog and all hedgehogs.

I have learned a lot about The Power of Positivity.  We have seen things and done things.  First we saw a girl named Allie from the Rotary club.  She came to tell us about helping the ocean, she told us to bring in old batteries that did not work anymore.  She said to put them in a bin in the office of our school.  Next we saw the Laguna Pantry they told us about how you don’t have to pay you just walk in grab what you need and go.  They told us how they do things there.  They mostly get almost homeless people.  We made some things to. First we made Goody Bags for homeless kids.  We put a lot of things in there pencils, hand sanitizer, and lots more.  We also made homeless backpacks.  There was a lot of things in there to towels, tooth brushes and a lot lot more.  We have done lots more things but I don’t have time to explain bye!

I would say stop to the person take the person being made fun of away and then play with him or her.  Have you ever been made fun of?  Have you ever stood up to someone who was bullying someone else?  Its okay if you have not, but next time if it happens to you or you see someone being made fun of, stop what is going on.  Cause now you now you can.

I would say a word that helps me calm down then name my feelings.  After that I would count and do belly breathing.  I would say what I need or want (without blaming words like always).  I would say some solutions that we could use then I would explore things that would happen.  I would then pick the best solution to use.  Then I can go off and play.  Have you ever been in a fight with your friend? Do what I did next time you do get into a fight with somebody.  Trust me it helps.

Where Would you go to help others?  I would go to Africa I would help them gather and hunt food I would help them find water, I would also bring them food and water from here so they can drink and eat good food like what you eat every night.  They do not have the food you eat every night.  There water is horrible it is dirty and has icky stuff in it.  It is not at all like the water you drink all the time.  Do you want to go to Africa to? If you do, do something kind even If it was not your plan, but you don’t have to.

Kindness is a great thing.  It is all around you and all around me.  So try to what I am.  If you are wondering what I am doing then you will find out now.  Here is what I am doing.  I am doing a Commitment to kindness.  My Commitment to kindness is I am going to do chores without being asked, then leave a note so when somebody comes downstairs they see the note and the clean space and feel happy, a good start for the day, but I will not put my name on the note so the person does not know who did it.  You can do something like this and that is will be very kind.  You  can do anything that you want to do to be kind.  You can do the same as me, part of what I did, nothing, (that would not be being kind though) or you can do something different.  Just remember to be kind and rock on!