Today was a good day. Went to my advance statistics class and paid attention. It was still boring but I made sure to do my best to pay attention. Went to PHAT office hours and worked on BACCHUS conference material. Then went to work where I found out that my book final arrived! "The Secrets of Happiness: Three Thousand Years of Searching for the Good Life" the one book I was still missing for my senior seminar class for Psychology.
Today was Take Back The Night. Take Back the Night is designed to bring awareness and empowerment to individuals and to inspire action that will bring an end to violence against women. It was a very small turnout but a good one neither less.
This event is hard for me to take in at times because I feel so helpless. I think I am too emphatic at times and just try too much to relate to people and put myself in their shoes that I wish I could just take their pain away or take some of their burden. But then I have to realize that them telling their stories is empowering for them and that just me being there to support and listen to them is enough. That me not being there would be more harmful then being here.
To all those who are survivors of sexual assault there is hope and their is support. Your friends and family are there for you. Someone will be there for you.
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