Symposium of a lifetime

Over the course of this year I've grown up a lot, I've learned a lot and I cannot be thankful enough for my experiences. The past week I have dedicated so much time to the Shepard Symposium and I can't be more proud of myself. There's so much that I even learned from participating in this symposium and I think a lot more people should go to this every year and educate themselves. The session are shocking, captivating and inspiring. I couldn't have asked for a better experience.

I personally changed my outlook on things, and I'm going to stand up and better myself from what I've been exposed to. There's so much in the world that we can all work harder for. The pieces of the symposium that are sticking with me the most are:

"There's nothing to big for courage, there's nothing too big that courage can't conquer." -Holly McDonald

"Keep the conversation going."- John Corvino

"It takes one person to keep a child in school, and change their life forever."- Danielle Heir

these statements have still spoken out to me, they still make me shiver when I remember the first time I heard them, and realized the Truth in these statements.

Mary Cowhey "you must act." they all have such an empowerment that I wouldn't have been able to see if I hadn't have gotten involved, stood up, and done something.

I'm more proud of myself than I have been in so long. Knowing that I was apart of something so amazingly spectacular.