![]() ![]() Your words hold tremendous power.īut you don’t need to be in a position of power to make yours count. His simple words made me feel bigger than I’d felt before. I don’t know what I’d be doing today if he’d done what a lot of people do and move on after someone does something wrong. I’d just fallen in love with writing but I didn’t know where to take it. It’s hard to explain when someone who doesn’t have to do something, does something. He told me I’m a good person to spend an afternoon with. He mentioned me in a few of his videos after I showed up a little better when we met for round two. Except for this time, he told me that what I wrote was great. I thought for sure I’d never hear from him again.Ī few months later, he stumbled upon my secret blog. I screwed up the first impression with a man whose work I really admire. You see something small - or even invisible to the untrained eye - and you make the person in front of you feel bigger than they did before. That’s how you leave a lasting impression on someone’s life. It sounds so simple - but that’s how you impact someone. How often do you do that? Really notice people? Actually take the time to look for the good in the people in front of you? Doing what you can to bring those qualities out into the world so other people can see them too? Because she took the time to first see him. As a result, despite being blind, Little Stevie was able to see. Instead of opting for the obvious, she leaned into the overlooked and created a space that allowed him to walk comfortably into the spotlight. If the name Stevie Morris doesn’t ring a bell, maybe you’ll recognize his stage name - Stevie Wonder. Years later, this decision would pay off as that quiet little boy became one of the most influential musicians the world has ever known. From that day forward, Little Stevie went on the offensive and threw all his energy into developing the gifts he was given instead of spending his days feeling sorry for himself. He then went on to give a nod to his teacher for kick-starting his life. Within seconds, once the class finally obeyed the teacher’s soft hush, Little Stevie identified where the mouse was hiding and for the first time in his life, he learned first-hand what it felt like to be the classroom hero.ĭecades later, while being interviewed, Little Stevie said that day marked the first time someone had shown appreciation for what he had instead of focusing on what he didn’t. “What’s Stevie going to do?” one of the boys yelled, “He’s blind! He can’t see me let alone a fast little mouse!”īut the teacher paid no mind to the boy and doubled-down on the one quality Little Stevie possessed that many of his young classmates didn’t - a tremendous set of ears. ![]() Unsure what to do, the teacher took a second to gather her thoughts, and to the surprise of the other children, she then enlisted the help of a quiet little boy named Stevie Morris to lend her a hand. ![]() But between all the commotion and the mouse’s uncanny ability to move quickly and quietly, no matter how hard she tried, she came up empty-handed. Quick on her feet, the teacher set up a plan to catch the mouse. Others were too scared to do anything at all. In an instant, the normally well-behaved children went bananas. ![]()
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