Over the past few weeks I’ve tried to find the right mind set to present the epicness of that one Saturday in January 2013, but somehow my words haven’t done it any justice. I’ve been avoiding to read what my fellow blogsquaders wrote just so I could give my own honest opinion. But how? I thought I’d summarize what all the best speeches were, but I wouldn’t do it any justice either and so, finally, I thought I’d write a song about SLC 2013. But then I remembered I can sing. But here’s what I can do, I can make lists.
My top 3 moments of the SLC 2013
- The opening act by one of the most positive people I have ever seen: Luca Lazylegs Patuelli. I can honestly say my smile has not been much bigger than when I heard that man tell his motivating life story.
- Nolan Wards humbling story about how he went from being an under average student to becoming one of Vancouver’s top 30 under 30. The key? Confidence in what you do, and staying in touch with reality. I was immensely inspired.
- One of my workshops about positive mental health that was held by 3 RA’s. It was really average and chill, but it opened up a discussion of being sad, depressed and feeling alone. We’ve all been there, and we all do go there every once in a while, but how can we leave that sadness when it wont leave us? By knowing you’re never really alone and that there is help to get.
That, my friends, was a smaaallll fraction of what SLC was, and I was truly excited to be a part of it. Never has getting up at 7am felt so good.
