Young Life/Woodleaf

One of my most recent experiences that changed the way I view things was at a camp called Woodleaf. The camp is ran by Young Life and was a full week spent without cell phones. Throughout the week, I greatly improved my social skills. I went to this camp not knowing anyone and this caused me to force myself into uncomfortable situations to make friends. I did this successfully and slowly struggled to learned the names of about 40 other kids from SLO county. After this experience I learned that I had to open myself up to others to receive the love and acceptance I desire. Surprisingly enough, it was the best week of my life. I made life long friends in Young Life that I met at camp and learned the true meaning of "sometimes you can be in a room full of people and still feel alone." That explains how I was living before camp. After going to camp I feel connected to people and I'm not afraid to be myself and to be the weird human that I am. I never realized how important other people were to my life until I went to this camp. I learned that length of a friendship has no comparison to meaning within a friendship. It was helpful to my growth in life and I loved the in depth conversations that I was able to have. Woodleaf made me the happiest that I have ever been. I hope that others can one day view life the way I do. There is much more to life than this.