The most significant part of this week surely took place at the Columbus Foundation. To be frank, the previous group meetings and discussions that we have had have been interesting and enjoyable but haven’t yielded anything significant for me. Getting to know the other fellows and Dr. Lomax II has been very worthwhile – I just felt as if the productivity was limited at that.

This week’s session interrupted the emerging pattern and instead offered me something much greater than I expected.

We really dug into our why-statements – identifying the real motivations and purposes we all held that drove us to engage in worthwhile work and change. Fellows sharing their thoughts, experiences, worldviews and feelings that gave them purpose provided to me a great deal of security and encouraged me to continue following the path that I am on.

I’ve struggled with maintaining optimism and commitment toward my goals as often time current structures and institutions that I aim to modify seem larger than life. The sessions’s discussions allowed me to ease those concerns and worries. Seeing a group of hard-working and dedicated individuals share sentiments in creating a society where humanity supports itself through dignity and respect was incredible and entirely encouraging!

I hope the coming group sessions prove to be as significant as this one, and I believe that they will be.