What it means.

Well, since the project is heading towards its end, I thought I would use this opportunity to reflect on my progress, and what this daffodil project really meant to me.



Now, this project hasn't always been easy.  I've been swamped with other projects and assignments, and it seemed like the daffodil project often took a backseat to everything else. It even started to seem tedious at times. However, I think this project has really shifted my thinking on kindness. Doing nice little things has become less of a hassle, and more of a reflex; I take pride in brightening up someone's day.

Also, though, I have been working more on my attitude. I've come to realize that my own behavior has wide reaching impact on others. If I am happy and content, others will be too. If I am depressed and irritable, on the other hand, it brings everyone else down.  So, I think out of all of this, I've just become more happy with myself, and it seems like it has been spreading.

I think my interpersonal relationships have been strengthened by this project as well.  As I have been searching for ways I could help out my friends, I have been bonding with them more than usual. And even people I haven't known very well, I have started to hang out with and start lasting friendships. Also, I have strengthened my relationships with the lunch ladies, hall monitors, and janitors. Many students ignore these staff, and I've felt it was my duty to show that they are appreciated, and I've come to really like them. They are great people, and I have had some wonderful conversations with them.

Well, I think on the whole, I have done some real good in this project. Even though some of my projects have been directly about issues important to me (and so were more politically focused), I feel like I still improved the lives of the people around me.