The Power of a Thought

There was this activity that I was involved with and the purpose was to teach you something about yourself. It was a hypothetical situation where you were on a boat and it was sinking. There was a life boat with limited space. People would take turns saying if they would stay and go down with the boat or take a seat in the lifeboat. So when it was my turn I said "I'll stay, let the women and children go." or something to that affect. The next part is everyone formed a circle and then you were given three sticks. The idea is that you would give a stick to someone who you thought deserved to go on the lifeboat. I was like yadda, yadda, yadda lets get this over with. People would pass me by and whatever, I didn't want to go anyway. Soon more and more passed my and said you don't go. Whatever, yadda, yadda, yadda. People next to me started getting sticks. More people passed me. It started to get a little intense. In my head I said "wait I want a stick, this sucks I'm not going to get a stick, I want a stick." The very next person gave me a stick. I was floored. By the mere switching my thoughts from no to yes got me a stick. I was moved of how powerful a single thought can be. Today, I'm in law school. Something that I have fought for, for a very long time to do. I'm stressed, exhausted and have very little left to give. Beat the fuck out of myself for not being enough. One thought......I CAN