first day's session

Here are some of the best quotes of the day:
'obligation of excellance--expectations are higher'
'why not now? why not me?'
'walk with greatness, run with opportunity'
'say yes to someone else's dreams--our words affect people'
'You make a difference'

two really good anecdotes:
if you feel that you cant make a difference because you are one person, think again. rosa parks was one woman. rosa parks said one word. with one syllable, she made a nation blush. on dec 1 1955 did she know one person could make a difference. she was asked to relinquish her seat to a white gentleman. she would not. one woman said one word. 'no'

now in our soceity when one wrongs another, we harass them until it is right, take them to court, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. thats not the way it is inthe bemba tribe of africa. When one wrongs another, the transgressor is surrounded at the town square by the whole village. every person in the village takes turns praising the transgressor. they could say anything as long as it came from their heart, filling up the person so that they are whole again. at the end, a huge celebration, and the transgressor is welcomed back into the community. the idea is that if someone hurt another, there was something missing in their life--a void. that void needed to be filled, at it was the village's responsibility.


so the speakers were dynamic the first day. There were a lot of powerful activities. The second speaker didnt do much of a lecture but a series of fun team building activities, which is cool because we were out of our seats constantly meeting people with every event we did.

In the final speakers presentation, we watched a video that emotionall stirred most of the audience. Im hoping to grab the video and bring it to HPU!