Learning to Love the Early Shift
When I started as a baker at a café downtown, my shift began at 4 a.m. My friends thought I was out of my mind.
Life Appreciation · Since April 10, 2010
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When I started as a baker at a café downtown, my shift began at 4 a.m. My friends thought I was out of my mind.
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My daughter, who is ten, entered her school spelling bee for the first time this year. She studied every night for two months, with me reading her words at the dinner table and her little brother shouting out random, made-up words to distract her.
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Dear me,
It is our choice to be happy. It is our choice to be sad and or angry.. I mean think about it. For me Living Is So Big because we each have a choice. The choice to be how we feel. We cannot blame others for how we feel, it is our choice. That is why LISB, simply because I can choose to always be happy!
Living is so big, and the people in our lives are so big. I'm so lucky to have my family, my friends, and my boyfriend. Everyone in my life is so uplifting and positive. The kind of people you need to surround yourself with are the people who make you genuinely happy. :)
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On our honeymoon in Maui, my husband and I went snorkeling at a beach where the guidebook promised sea turtles. We spent an hour seeing nothing but sand and a few gray fish. We were about to give up.
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It was wonderful having Iliana and Jesus speak at Boston University; their vigor for life and passion behind LISB was apparent throughout their entire presentation. They were glad to share their intimate experiences with others who asked about the LISB wristbands or who had witnessed their presentation. LISB is all about recognize how beautiful life is, and it was hard to walk around afterwards without a smile on your face. Thanks again!
Jesus and his family with LIVING IS SO BIG has come to the My Daddy Taught Me That program at least three times in the past year. During each visit the group has taken away some vital, valuable information. More importantly the group was left with a confidence, respect, and self awareness for life that will positively impact our youth going forward. What stands out the most is the PASSION that is displayed with Living Is So Big. …
I organized an event for Living Is So Big and the Agudo family to speak at Sparta High School in hopes of having everyone's spirits uplifted and days made just a little bit better. What I did not know is that event would change my life and the lives of everyone else that attended. The Agudo family and their mission of life appreciation provided a source of hope to those that were desperate, a source of inspiration to those that were doubtful, a source of happiness to those that were depressed and a source of gratitude for all of the small things in this world that truly do make "Living So Big." …
Safe Spaces of Fulton Missouri was so excited to have “Living is so big” come speak to us. I left the presentation more determined to help those around me understand that “LIVING IS SO BIG” and that it is up to each and everyone one of else to help a friend, neighbor or loved one in need. The Agudo Family is amazing and their passion is contagious.
I was very excited to have "Living is so big" at my class at Montclair State University. They were able to really connect to the students. When I asked my students who was their favorite speakers for the semester, it was hands down Living is so big. They truly inspired my students to make changes, help others and live their best lives. I left the presentation feeling inspired and motivated to make personal changes in my own life. …
The organization, Living Is So Big, LLC, has presented here at Harrison High School in December, 2013. Their message of "Life Appreciation" has truly reached so many and we are pleased to have had them here. Rarely have I seen our students react so positively to Jesus' Chris' and Iliana's message. They are inspirational, informative, and engaging and their commitment to our youth is truly amazing! I would recommend them as presenters to any group of students!
From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for coming and speaking to my students. Once again your presentation had a very big positive influence on them. There are so many people in need + you + your family have touched so many lives.
You all are such a wonderful inspiration. I am now on the living is so big train!
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