- Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:31 pm
#398
Before the trainings, I was in a dark place, and going darker, deeper into the proverbial rabbit hole. There seemed no way out. Well there was one; I kept choosing against it, as I didn't want that to be my son's final memory of me. I began the trainings, not knowing what to expect, actually not even believing they could make a difference. I looked at the other students, judging them, yet, looking back, seeing many people from my past in many of them. Many of them, I avoided. My heart had grown cold, hardened from pain I was hiding, or at least thought I was hiding. I cared about very little at that time, yet oddly enough, I just wanted, no longed, to be loved, appreciated, and accepted. Although I couldn't show those things to myself, I tried to show them to others with no success.
During the trainings, my heart began to open, melt, as the layers of protection started to fall away. I felt awkward, and still do at times, when I reach out to express my feelings of joy towards another. It was a new experience, and it took time to get rid of the training wheels. I have experienced a rebirth, almost like my mind, and spirit have been rebooted, and I have the playfulness of a teenager, with the experience of a man who has developed many skills.
I would have to say that many of the things I received in the trainings are, sharing my heart, my love, with others. The desire to make a difference for others. Finding that sense of wonderment that I had as a youth. Expressing myself through poetry, allowing that passion that was stifled inside me to come out. Allowing the playful little boy inside of me to play, bringing joy to others, and the playfulness in them to come out. Allowing myself to be vulnerable, to let people get to know me, the raw, goofy, wild, silly kid from the school yard.
Maybe the greatest feedback I have ever received from many graduates in my class and since has been first, that I was the reason they chose the leadership program, and second, remained in the leadership program to graduate. I'm blown away every time I hear that.
I highly recommend everyone do the training. You never know what forgotten dreams you'll find in your treasure chest!
Joey Cassiba
During the trainings, my heart began to open, melt, as the layers of protection started to fall away. I felt awkward, and still do at times, when I reach out to express my feelings of joy towards another. It was a new experience, and it took time to get rid of the training wheels. I have experienced a rebirth, almost like my mind, and spirit have been rebooted, and I have the playfulness of a teenager, with the experience of a man who has developed many skills.
I would have to say that many of the things I received in the trainings are, sharing my heart, my love, with others. The desire to make a difference for others. Finding that sense of wonderment that I had as a youth. Expressing myself through poetry, allowing that passion that was stifled inside me to come out. Allowing the playful little boy inside of me to play, bringing joy to others, and the playfulness in them to come out. Allowing myself to be vulnerable, to let people get to know me, the raw, goofy, wild, silly kid from the school yard.
Maybe the greatest feedback I have ever received from many graduates in my class and since has been first, that I was the reason they chose the leadership program, and second, remained in the leadership program to graduate. I'm blown away every time I hear that.
I highly recommend everyone do the training. You never know what forgotten dreams you'll find in your treasure chest!
Joey Cassiba