Take a Look at

Yourself

Fairness is…

• being open-minded• listening to others• following rules• sharing materials • not blaming others• participating• treating people equally• willingly working with others

Today’s Fairness Focus

Today’s Focus:Be open-minded about your own gifts and treat

yourself with dignity and kindness. In short, be fair to yourself.

Today’s Lesson Objective: Identify one negative opinion you

have about yourself and replace it with a positive one.

Viewing Directions:

♦♦WatchWatch thethe videovideo.

♦ ♦ Listen to Nick Vujicic’s advice.

♦ ♦Observe how he has overcome obstacles by maintaining a positive attitude and by being thankful for what he does have.

http://www.wimp.com/watchingthis/

Quick-Write DirectionsQuick-Write Directions Respond in writing to

each of the reflection questions.

Write nonstop without concern for writing Write nonstop without concern for writing conventions. The writing is a reflection tool conventions. The writing is a reflection tool

and the time is strictly for thinkingand the time is strictly for thinking. .

Quick-Write Reflection

Respond to the following prompts:

1. How does Nick Vujicic’s positive attitude allow him to find purpose and joy in living? Reflect on specific ideas Reflect on specific ideas he shared or activities and engaged in as you respond. he shared or activities and engaged in as you respond.

2. Identify one way in which you criticize yourself. Reflect on how you could use a positive attitude to Reflect on how you could use a positive attitude to change your criticism to acceptance.change your criticism to acceptance. How might this change bring more joy to your life?

3. In what way is making this change being fair to yourself?

(4-5 minutes total)

Act as if what you do Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.makes a difference. It does.    ----William JamesWilliam James

Your thoughts about yourself make a difference. Hold on to ideas, words, and strategies that will help

you be fair to yourself.

Closure…

In what ways does Nick Vujicic’s In what ways does Nick Vujicic’s attitude surprise you?attitude surprise you?

Do you think you could be as Do you think you could be as positive as he if you shared his positive as he if you shared his circumstances? Explain.circumstances? Explain.

Do you look at yourself Do you look at yourself differently after seeing him?differently after seeing him?