There's more to the phrase, "what do you want?

There is more to just asking for what I want.

I believe so.

This is one of the tips I was taught at my first Teen Insight Seminar.

So I want a job.

That was my first choice when I asked myself what it was that I wanted.

So why do I want a job?

To pay for my own finances and be responsible about what I spend.

I want a job to feel independent.

I also want to feel as if I've earned the wonders I will do with the money.

Ex: Go to Tanzania, help my mother out with expenses and of course get new CLOTHES and personal needs!!!!!

So, what is the experience I want to participate in?

I want to experience responsibility and independence.

Ok so those are the two core emotions I have so far.

How can I be responsible with what I currently have?

By getting to school on time, taking accountability for my actions, turn in my work on time, keep word and agreements.

How can I be independent with what I currently have? 

I can depend on what I have and work with that, I can make myself lunch for school and get assist others. 

It comes down to living the experience while I still haven't gotten what I exactly want.

IF I WANT TO A BOYFRIEND/ GIRLFRIEND RELATIONSHIP.

I WILL BE HAPPY, LOVING, FUN, CONNECTED and COMITTED to myself until I get that.

IT'S BOUND TO HAPPEN SOME TIME!!!!

LINDA HERRERA 

CHECK OUT OUR MONEY THERMOMETER ... ALRIGHT KAI!!!

If you go to our website, under donations, there is a thermometer that let's us know the money Team Tanzania has raised.

We began with perhaps a penny and so far we have  $29,178.11!!!

That's AWESOME!

As you can see, our intention is to hit the highest degree which is

$120,00.

Let's all hold for that.

Please support us by coming down to our events.

The events are in our website under fundraising!

The events are promised to be fun and uplifting!

LiNdA hErReRa

Hello stranger!

I went to the movie theater to watch, "Watchmen" and there was a scene when the New York buildings were coming to a collapse. And the world was just being destroyed, well at least New York.

Two complete strangers held each other for comfort and in the blink of an eye they were disintegrated.

I thought about this simple scene and it meant a lot to me.

I interpreted the scene in my very own way. We walk next to people who are "strangers" but in the end we're all the same.
So I say hello and smile to strangers. Just by giving them a simple smile, we can relate. I urgently advice we love everyone that walks by us before something drastic occurs.

Linda Herrera

Working for it

The Teen Insight Seminar Series has been an integral part of my development as a person, instilling within me invaluable knowledge that has enabled me to become accountable for my own life. My awareness of myself has grown to extend beyond my own physical sphere of experience, and I have come to understand my place in this world as one of a whole. As I have grown, humanities interconnectedness has become very present to me. Therefore, I realize the responsibility I have to create positive energy and change in this world so that we may all benefit. That is the Spirit of Service that I live by. Eugene V. Debs once said, “I am under a moral obligation to [my brother] that is inspired, not by any maudlin sentimentality but by the higher duty I owe myself.” I live with the Spirit of Service within me for my own sake. I want to seize every opportunity that I am presented with to serve and to grow. The way I see it, the only way to receive in this world is to give. I feel blessed that I was able to participate in these life-changing seminars at the early age of 13. Since then, I have participated in every seminar offered by Insight at least once, and have assisted seminars as well. The tools and knowledge that teenagers are able to acquire at an Insight Seminar is incalculable, and as Margaret Fuller once said, “If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.” The intention of Insight is raise humanity’s awareness as a whole, one person at a time. As an Insight graduate, I know that I can be of service by offering myself to others with the intention of assisting in their journey and growth. I never would have dreamed that my journey would lead to me to Tanzania, Africa this summer! The opportunity to travel to Tanzania and participate in a seminar there, while being of service to the beautiful children of the Matumaini Orphanage seems like a dream come true! There are many service organizations that work in Africa, but this one is entirely unique to me. I am so fortunate that I may continue to work with my fellow Leadership graduates as we give back to others. Although I always knew that going to Tanzania was something that I wanted to do, I almost decided not to go because of the all the costs involved in such an intricate trip. However, I knew that the intention of such powerful people would not be foiled by trivialities. I am so proud of the accomplishments that we have made so far in the effort to orchestrate this trip, and I have been busy getting donations from local businesses as well as working the weekly bake sales in the USM building in order to raise money for the trip.

ELLIOT GOLDSTEIN

ENTHUSIASM

I can't wait to go to Tanzania. Insight has been such a big part of my life for the past three and a half years and I have learned so much, like how to be comfortable being myself, how to accept everyone just as they are, and most importantly how is share all of my love with others, which is what I plan to do in Tanzania. I can't wait to share all my love and all the tools that Insight has given me with the kids in Tanzania. I am so looking forward to taking all that I have learned and gained from Insight and using it to give back to the world, by sharing it with the Tanzanian kids. My dad always tells me that knowing something and to being able to share that knowledge with others is the same as not knowing something. This is the main reason that this trip is so important to me, I want the opportunity to share my knowledge with other kids my age, from other parts of the world, and make a connection with them.

RACHAEL DODD


The years that I've been involved with Insight has taught me so much about my leadership. One of the most powerful things that I can do with my leadership is being of service not only to myself, but to others that do not have the means to do certain things that most of us can take for granted. Service is being able to share who I am and the things that I can do to make a difference in someone elses life and in the world. One person can make a difference. Who I am makes a difference. This trip to Tanzania is providing me with the opportunity of doing just that - I'm going to make a difference.

LISI ANGEL