This happened a while ago, but I'm still really inspired by it. :) I posted it on my other blog, So Write, a few weeks ago.
Today I went to school. I was expecting the usual; being bored out of my mind, avoiding tripping over the other students in the crammed hallways, teachers yelling to get our attention. I didn't know we were having a guest speaker talk to us about the Columbine Highschool Incident in '99.
I hadn't ever heard the story before, and it was unbelievable. By the end of the 2 hour presentation, everyone was in tears. I don't want to get into it, because I've only heard the story once, I'm afraid I might get it wrong. But I'll leave a few links on where you can find out more about what happened, and the story of Rachel Joy Scott's life.
There are a few guys at our school who act super tough. They're the ones who pick on people the most. They were the ones who were touched the most by Rachel's story. It was an incredible experience.
I was also nominated in my advisory to go to an extra session with two other people from each of the advisories at the school. There were about 60 people crammed in the library, after the main assembly. The speaker didn't focus so much on the violence, but more on Rachel's life story. How she affected those around her-the ones who didn't treat her with respect, the ones she met once, the ones she didn't know, the one's who were her close friends and family-all of them. They were all affected by Rachel's story.
In the smaller session, we had a few students stand up and share with the rest of us their personal story. Lots of people were crying, lots of people were silent. Everyone was thinking about Rachel.
Rachel was all about being kind, and reaching out to others.
By the end of the day, we all walked to our last classes feeling more confident, with more goals, with more self knowledge, and more joy. It seems odd that I could've found joy from her story. But I did. Her way of life was so amazing. She wanted to know people, and help people. And she didn't just want to do it, she did do it. Every minute of every day that's what she did. It was so inspiring. And the stories that my fellow classmates told were so touching. We all felt safe crying together, no one was laughing at us for doing so. We were comforting each other, and being each other's Rachel's.
It was amazing.
I've just finished making cupcakes, because I am happy, and baking makes my happiness last, I've found. I'll post a picture eventually, but I don't have it on my computer at the moment.
Click the links, and read up on Rachel Scott, and Rachel's Challenge. It will change your life. I promise.
http://rachelschallenge.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/In-Memory-of-Rachel-Joy-Scott/189023856889?sk=wall
http://www.facebook.com/rachelschallenge
http://twitter.com/#!/RachelsChalleng
And here's the cupcake recipe: http://betweenfactandfiction.blogspot.com/2011/08/happy-writers-lime-cupcakes-for.html
I hadn't ever heard the story before, and it was unbelievable. By the end of the 2 hour presentation, everyone was in tears. I don't want to get into it, because I've only heard the story once, I'm afraid I might get it wrong. But I'll leave a few links on where you can find out more about what happened, and the story of Rachel Joy Scott's life.
There are a few guys at our school who act super tough. They're the ones who pick on people the most. They were the ones who were touched the most by Rachel's story. It was an incredible experience.
I was also nominated in my advisory to go to an extra session with two other people from each of the advisories at the school. There were about 60 people crammed in the library, after the main assembly. The speaker didn't focus so much on the violence, but more on Rachel's life story. How she affected those around her-the ones who didn't treat her with respect, the ones she met once, the ones she didn't know, the one's who were her close friends and family-all of them. They were all affected by Rachel's story.
In the smaller session, we had a few students stand up and share with the rest of us their personal story. Lots of people were crying, lots of people were silent. Everyone was thinking about Rachel.
Rachel was all about being kind, and reaching out to others.
By the end of the day, we all walked to our last classes feeling more confident, with more goals, with more self knowledge, and more joy. It seems odd that I could've found joy from her story. But I did. Her way of life was so amazing. She wanted to know people, and help people. And she didn't just want to do it, she did do it. Every minute of every day that's what she did. It was so inspiring. And the stories that my fellow classmates told were so touching. We all felt safe crying together, no one was laughing at us for doing so. We were comforting each other, and being each other's Rachel's.
It was amazing.
I've just finished making cupcakes, because I am happy, and baking makes my happiness last, I've found. I'll post a picture eventually, but I don't have it on my computer at the moment.
Click the links, and read up on Rachel Scott, and Rachel's Challenge. It will change your life. I promise.
http://rachelschallenge.org/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/In-Memory-of-Rachel-Joy-Scott/189023856889?sk=wall
http://www.facebook.com/rachelschallenge
http://twitter.com/#!/RachelsChalleng
And here's the cupcake recipe: http://betweenfactandfiction.blogspot.com/2011/08/happy-writers-lime-cupcakes-for.html
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