Live for 175 Blog: Changing Perspective

Day 2

At this moment, Live for 175 has been spreading the message, "It shouldn't hurt to be a child"  for a total of 52 hours. It's only day two for me and I'm already struggling from lack of sleep. I can't even imagine how exhausted Keke is at this very moment, but to be honest, looking right at him you would never know he has been awake for over two full days.

By observing him on day two, it amazes me how inspirational he is and how much of an impact he has made on the Boise community. Saturday mourning a woman from the newly initiation Voice for Change organization in Boise said, "My worst day now is far better than my best day in abuse." Late at night, I pondered these words over and over again.

When I spoke with Keke before the event, I asked him how Live for 175 has changed him as person. He said to me, "It has changed the way I look at life. Everyone looks at life differently because of their own experiences. Because these people have shared with me their story it has helped me look at situations from another perspective."

When the woman stated this quote, it kind of caught me off guard, but in a good way. It made me realize there are a lot of things I take for granted. Having food, somewhere to sleep, a car, and something as simple as the opportunity to feel safe and have a good day are things I take for granted on a daily basis. Just thinking about this made me want to cry.

Spilling my coffee down the front of my white shirt or getting a parking ticket is a good enough excuse for me to call it a bad day. But what if I thought differently? What if instead of a bad day I looked at those examples and said it could be worse? One person's words can change the perspective of how we think and if it changes one person's point of view then you have made a difference so thank you!