REFLECTIONS (con't)
EVA DROLET, CLARE DEPORRE, ELLA BRENNER, ALLY ZEMKE, PRESLEY KRYWKO & MAKAILA THOMAS
What is your heart telling you right now?
My heart is telling me to not go back to my old ways. I’ve already seen the easy way out and pretending like nothing happened, but I have been pushing myself to stay grounded in what I’ve recently come to know.
First thoughts when someone says, how was it?
All my favorite moments play in my mind, but it is so hard to express how incredible it was to everyone. They really don’t get it, but I just say it is so wonderful and you have to go. I told each of my siblings and my parents that this is so worth doing.
You’ll learn things you never knew about yourself and you’ll feel something beyond joy. They still don’t get it and think of it as a trip. I show them photos and try to explain the unexplainable.
What will be different?
I think that everything feels different, but really it’s just me. When I came back my mom told me I was glowing. She didn’t just mean my fresh tan! But she said that she could tell I was truly happy. I’m trying to continue to live in the happiest and healthiest way I can. So my lifestyle will shift and my priorities are different. I’m making a conscious effort to be a better person by living in each moment and showing more gratitude for everything. Also, seeing their community has inspired me to try to create a more comfortable and safe environment wherever I am.