Activity 3: Wise Words [4 points]
Sir Āpirana Ngata and Dame Whina Cooper were both influential leaders who fought for Māori rights. Āpirana Ngata was a lawyer and politician. He worked hard to give rights to Māori land owners, and he also spent a lot of his career encouraging Māori to preserve the culture - haka, poi, whakairo (carving), waiata (song), sport and the construction of more marae around Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Whina Cooper was the first president of the Māori Women’s Welfare League, which worked on improving health, education, housing and welfare for Māori women in New Zealand in the 1950s. She led the Māori land hikoi (march) from Northland to Wellington to protest against the loss of Māori land. She was nearly 80 years old at the time. Both of these individuals are examples of wise, inspiring leaders and role models.
MY mum is my role model and her words of wisdom are ¨Stay sexy don´t get murdered¨
Me-----> 😐
Kia ora Courtney,
ReplyDeleteWell done on posting and continuing to participate in the SLJ this year. You have been powering through the activities this summer. Remember you can find other SLJ participants on the twitter feed. This will take you to their blog where you can leave a kind thoughtful comment for them and earn additional points. Cool, right?
Here is the link: https://www.akohiko.org/blogging#h.p_fAClFGNc9sz_
Thanks for using this activity as an opportunity to express yourself and the things that you care so deeply about. It is so lovely to hear that you look up to your Mum as your role model. What is it about you Mum that you aspire to be like?
One of my role models is Oprah Winfrey. She has an incredible story of self-growth and healing. She is an advocate for self-love and self-confidence. One of her mantras that I live by is... “What matters is how you feel on the inside because feeling beautiful on the inside is key to looking good”.
What this quote means to me is that confidence and self-love is key to living your best life. It is not about what others think about you or how you may look. It is about walking with your shoulds held high and a spring in your step because you have learnt how to love yourself.
What does this quote mean to you?
Arohanui,
Megan :)