Hello out there!
When I began this project of keeping a blog I truly underestimated my ability to write every week. Its amazing how time flies without even realizing it. It seems like just yesterday I was sitting in Lucas Oil Stadium singing my lungs out to Taylor Swift or cheering one of the national officers gave their retiring address. Its hard to believe its been a nearly a month since convention. Indianapolis is a wonderful city that was so incredibly welcoming to the 54,731 FFA members that poured into it for a week.Most of the team spent their days in delegate meetings deciding on important topics. I could easily write a book on the amazing experiences I had this year and so I don't bore you to tears, I won't recap them all here. There is one story I would like to share.
While this was not my first year at convention, it has certainly proved the most memorable. I was blessed with the amazing honor of carrying the National FFA flag onto stage in front of over 10,000 young minds. It was a truly amazing experience and even though it only lasted a matter of seconds, it will stay with me for the rest of my life. I have to admit though my primary thought at the time was "Don't fall, Khrystian. Don't fall!" I have recently learned the beauty of laughing at myself. You see, as many people who have witness my grace can tell you, I am one of the biggest cluteses in the world. Unfortunately I tend to fall over flat surfaces often. But I have learned that if I can laugh off one of my spills, I won't get nearly as stressed. There is nothing I can do to change the past or alter what has happened so if I just laugh it off and go with the flow, I feel much better. And this applies to other areas of my life as well. When I "trip" in life, sometimes the best thing to do is let it go, laugh about it, and move on.
As a side note, another one of my favorites from this convention was a speech done by keynote speaker Mark Scharenbroich. Mr. Scharenbroich used humor to deliver a powerful speech on sharing vs comparing. I really loved his use of laughter to bring about a much needed message. I believe its so important for young people today to hear messages like this. If your interested this link should take you to the page to view his speech. Let me know if you have trouble. The link is: http://www.ffa.org/convention/2008/video.cfm