Woodcroft College

“I just wanted to express to you how much it affected me. I have suffered depression for the past couple of years and have only just recently been put on medication. My parents divorced when I was 10 which greatly affected me and after 3 deaths in one year of family members that were very close to me, I felt lonely and that I had no purpose in the world. I am now receiving help on how to cope with these feelings. Two things that you said today really hit home with me: “if there is hope in the future, there is power in the present” and “nothing satisfies the human spirit more than purpose”. Your words seemed to flick a switch in my brain and I suddenly realised that although at the moment it feels like everything is hopeless and I have no purpose, there really is so many things I can achieve and THERE IS HOPE. I also came to realise that I can’t just sit around and wait for my purpose in life to present itself. I need to get out and work for it, strive for it and fight for it; even when my depression tells me otherwise. So I want to say THANK YOU. Your presentation today has honestly changed my view on “the power of purpose”