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What do you do when you
cannot find the book you want in the bookstore because it
does not exist? Most people would let it drop, but not 6
year old Sami FitzGerald....
A natural extrovert, Sami loves people, enjoys helping
others and loves to learn. Being home-schooled, Sami has
been blessed with the ability to attend seminars and events
with her parents. While other kids where coloring or doing
something to keep themselves occupied, Sami was paying
attention. Without knowing it, she was learning from some
incredible teachers, such as Jim Rohn, Bill Bartmann,
Artemis Limpert and Jeff Crilley. Sami has taken this
knowledge and incorporated it into her desire to help
others.
At the age of 6, Sami created “Colors Decorate the World” to
benefit the children of St. Jude's Research Hospital. She
asked friends and family to help by donating coloring books
and crayons, and was pleased to learn that her endeavor lead
to boxes upon boxes of art supplies arriving at St. Jude.
Sami’s lifelong promise is to make the world a better place.
It was this promise that sparked the search for a specific
type of children's book in early 2007. Sami made a simple
request. She wanted a gratitude workbook much like the ones
her parents use. However, a search of the internet and
bookstores yielded no results. Not one to take no for an
answer, Sami simply told her mother that they could create
the book because she was sure other kids would want one as
well. And with that, "Fish Sticks, Books and Blue Jeans -
Teaching kids to be thankful for everything (yes, even fish
sticks) everyday!” was created.
"Gratitude, the act of simply being
thankful for the people and things we have in our lives is
something every one should practice. Unfortunately, children
miss out on this wonderful experience because they are
focused on the things they feel they are lacking….such as
the new toy they see on the store shelf or the hottest
fashion trends flashing across the television screen."
(an excerpt from "Fish Sticks, Books and Blue Jeans -
Teaching kids to be thankful for everything (yes, even Fish
Sticks) everyday!")
Come meet Sami FitzGerald and learn first hand what has
Alexander J. Berardi, Bestselling author and host,
CounterThink.TV saying, "Everything I need to know about
happiness, I learned from a six-year-old. Fish Sticks,
Books, and Blue Jeans, is a subtle and inspiring reminder to
us all: If the only prayer you ever said was, "thank you,"
that would suffice."
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