Eleanor Bush

Hello! My name is Eleanor, I am a sophomore equivalent at One Stone with the intent to graduate in 2023. This year I have discovered a number of new passions and formed meaningful connections and relationships with people around me, all while remembering to stay true to myself. During January 2020, One Stone helped me and many other new students come up with a Vision Statement that represents what they stand for and how they want to present themselves to the world. My Vision Statement is “Ineffable To The Sky.” This is a quote I created for myself to represent my feelings towards other people’s judgements.I believe that the sky knows all my thoughts, so my secrets are the same as the sky’s. That is why the sky looks at me and feels I am ineffable. What does it mean to do good? To me, I would answer this question by saying that you do not have to be a good person to do good things. Good things happen all around us made by ordinary people. My Be the Good art piece proves that good can also be a form of conversation and relationship and it doesn’t always need to be noticed, that is what being good is all about. It shouldn’t be selfish and egotistical. It should be natural. It is unfortunate that people make the choice not to do good things, but I don’t feel sorry because they know they are choosing to make that choice. That is what makes good experiences so special, if you share your true self and persona with others and the world, you are the best person you can be. Be yourself and good things will happen. This brings me to my Be the Good artifact, which is a drawing of my Project Good buddy Robbie. Project Good is a One Stone program that provides connection and makes positive social change. That is exactly the effect it had on me this fall of 2020. I am a part of the Game Changers Project Good team. A couple days a week throughout the fall months, our team would head out to different locations around Boise and build confidence, athleticism, and promote inclusivity with children and teens who experience physical and neuro differences. I definitely was not expecting the wonderful, warm feelings after an afternoon volunteering with Game Changers. I feel so empowered to spread the love that Game Changers continues to promote. My first Game Changers event I met the sweetest boy named Robbie. From the moment I saw Robbie, I just knew that he loves to move his body and share loads of enthusiasm with those around him. I feel super lucky to have been his buddy for the day and talk about comic books and video games as well as cheering others on as we played soccer. I think I learned and had more fun than he did to be honest! Without One Stone, I wouldn’t be able to form connections like this one.