Singers and Dancers and Poets...OH MY!

This past Friday, I had the outstanding opportunity to accompany Liz Rabbe and Hillary Kletscher to the Winona FFA Talent Show. I must warn you, however, that this was no ORDINARY talent show. This was a talent show founded last year by a girl that I am lucky to call my friend, Ms. Katelyn Sather, and it is put on completely by the FFA chapter. This show is open to the entire school with FFA members putting in all of the time and legwork to make this show outstanding.

When I was first asked to attend this show by Mr. Danny Young, I couldn’t have been more excited. I knew that the students at Winona were amazing and fun. This had already been established, but when I got to the talent show, I had the chance to see them in action. See them work the audience, keep things moving, and socialize with the other students from Winona. They truly AMAZED me! The work and dedication that these students put into, not only this talent show, but there entire ag program was inspiring.

Inspiration.

I find myself feeling this emotion quite a bit this year. It is students like those at Winona that
help me to get to that place. That place of inspiration where I want to go out and make things happen!

I had a good friend say to me just this past week that she is a little down in the dumps. She just doesn’t feel as though she knows where she wants to go. She wants to be inspired. She is searching so hard to find something to motivate her, and yet I am so fortunate to constantly be inspired by FFA members every single day of the year. They never cease to amaze me.

What my dear friend is forgetting, is that you need to allow yourself to be open to be inspired. You need to see the world as a different opportunity and a new adventure at every glance. You need to realize that, yes, there may be some not so great things going on in your life, but the only way that you are going to get out of it and get to something better is for YOU to make that happen.

Now, the next Winona FFA Talent Show won’t be for another year, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t be inspired by something or someone else. Allow yourself to be open to inspiration from all around you. It could be a person, a place, or even a picture. Just take a look.

Be inspired.

Stationed by the Flag,

Chelsea