On Wednesday the 22nd, I was fortunate to be the Keynote Speaker for the 2012 Juvenile Drug Court Graduation Ceremony supported by the San Diego Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council, San Diego County Juvenile Probation Department, the District Attorney's Office and jthe Public Defender's Office.
My message to the 55 graduates was simple yet hard to live out. It was the me I see is the me I will be...how you see yourself in life is what you will become. As I looked out among the audience I saw a glimmer of hope in the eyes of the graduates, many of whom had never graduated from anything before. This success symbols the accomplishment of completion and being able to finish what you started.
Many parents also attended the graduation in support of their son or daughter and you could see the pride on their faces as the ones they love received honor and recognition. Specifically, it was great to witness the face of one mom realizing that her son stayed clean for over nine months and successfully graduated from this program.
The me I see is the me I will be...how you see yourself in life is what you will become. Live out what you see about yourself...even when no one is looking. Cheering you on all the way!
Check out coverage of the actual event below: