CHALLENGE DAY :  most amazing day of my life

Today my school held this event, for the second year in a row, called Challenge Day. About 100 kids and 20 adults participate in this adventure of discovery, acceptance, and understanding. It was truely an eye-opener for me and I have never felt so connected to complete strangers in my life. Everyone, including myself, just completely opened up about things they normally wouldn't share and just cried their eyes out. At the end of the day I was emotionally drained; but in a good way. Finally all the stress and all my burdens were lifted and I was comforted, I was accepted, I was loved and cared for. There's no better feeling than to become completely vulnerable yet be completely embraced and comforted. Never again will I judge someone, or stand by while others get made fun of. I will make a difference, I will stand up for what i believe in, and I will succeed. I wish that everyone would get the opportunity to experience this truely life changing day.

"Be the change you want to see in the world" - Gandhi

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No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the worldEnjoy the little things, for one day you may look
back and realize they were the big things.
+Robert Brault

You will learn to help yourself.
It will break your heart, and It will
make you strong.

I do not care what car you drive, where you live. If you know someone who knows someone who knows someone. If your clothes are this year's cutting edge. If your trust fund is unlimited. If you are A-list or B-list or never-heard-of-you list. I only care about the words that flutter from your mind. They are the only thing you truly own. The only thing I will remember you by. I will not fall in love with your bones and skin. I will not fall in love with the places you have been.
I will not fall in love with anything but the words that flutter from your extraordinary mind.

At the end of the day, you either focus on
what seperates you.. or what holds you together.

Knowing is better than wondering
Walking is better than sleeping
And even the biggest failure,
Beats the hell out of never trying.

Regret comes in all shapes and sizes.
Some are small like when we do a bad thing for a good reason.
Some are bigger like when you let down someone you love

When you look at a person, any person, remember that everyone has a story.
Everyone has gone through something that has changed them.