Well today is my very first blog, ever. And after preparing the layout and the titles and stuff, it’s actually taken my mind a while to decide what to write about. So I’ve decided to write about the lighthouse.
The lighthouse is a very symbolic thing for me. Although I have never been in a lighthouse, my father has worked at sea for most of his life and so I do feel a connection to all sea-related things. However that’s not why the lighthouse is particularly significant for me. It is significant because it was the subject of a speech I personally wrote and delivered in a national speech contest, which I won. The speech was called ‘The Symbol of Courage’, and it was about how I suffered with depression for two years of my life and came out of it successfully. I wrote that speech not to win the competition, but to prove to myself how far I had come. To prove to myself that I had made it through difficult times, and I had survived. And perhaps even more significantly, I had thrived! Winning that competition was the icing on top of the cake. But the real victory came in standing there in front of hundreds of people and declaring:
“Contest chairperson, distinguished judges and guests… Today, I stand here and I know that no matter how dark things may get in my life, I will always have light. Because I became the symbol of courage. I may stand on a rocky ground, and I may be beaten by the waves of adversity. But I remain standing strong, and I do not let my light go out. Just like the lighthouse.”
I count delivering that speech as one of the most defining moments of my life. It made me remember who I am, how strong I am and what it is exactly I want to do in my life. I want to act as a beacon of light for all those around me who need it. To help them find their own light, and to help them HELP THEMSELVES to get the best out of their lives. And so it is that I have begun to prepare my journey… to becoming a life and business coach.
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