Man on Fire

Well, ladies and gents, I'm back from a long weekend of partying and coming closer to God. I just got back from my Confirmation retreat, the retreat that starts a junior's year of preparing for confirmation, and,man, was it absolutely amazing. I'm still on my "retreat high", as we say it in the business, but something really hit me this time. People genuinely giving of themselves and not expecting anything in return. People you didn't know anything aobut and who knew less aobut you talking, nay, sharing parts of themselves to complete and total strangers. People affirming you, telling you that meeting you and speaking with you actually changed and affected their lives.

That, quite frankly, leaves me astonished. Of all the people in the world, I would have good reason to doubt that I would be the one to change lives, but, apparently, I have mis informed myself. Not just other teens, either. Kids older than me. Kids in college and in the real world telling me that they have never seen enthusiasm to match mine and that the strength I have in my faith has changed who they are.

Holy cow. I know I'm crazy, but that. That really changes everything.

God bless,

Nick

P.S. I actually think I know what I want to do with my life now...and where i want to go to college...and..well, it kind of makes me want to do a backflip. But i can't. Oh well. :P