So today we had the opportunity to have a motivational speaker known as Chris Skinner come talk to our school about his accident and alcohol. Now I knew it was going to be sad but can I just say it was way more powerful than sad It was like heartbreaking but also uplifting but devastating but also inspiring It was like all these emotions balled into one thing...I was hit really hard while I was listening to him talk. And the crazy thing is his personality and his energy was so positive and I honestly felt kinda bad because it's like if he can be positive when he's going through all this than why can't I? Hearing people's story like this literally makes every single thing I've ever worried about or cried about or had the "why me" feeling seem so insignificant and I also think that seeing him instead of just hearing about him actually seeing him in person made his speech so much more powerful
So this is a picture of him:
He's a good looking man and he really knows how to use his words to make high school students understand what he's trying to say!
It was so hard for me to even like think straight after he gave his speech today like I've literally been thinking about it since I walked out of that gym today and I probably will remember it for the rest of my life! It makes me extremely sad to think about it but it's really eye opening as well like just some of the things he was saying like how someone has to give him a shower and do all this stuff for him. Like his life is completely changed forever because of one decision...kinda crazy how that can happen...All it takes is one decision.
Anyone can go check out his website for more information on his accident and other stuff he's doing here:
http://chrisskinner.org/
