The reason for our Taylor Shellfish date a few weeks back was because we had tickets to go see Bill Clinton speak at McCaw Hall. I had heard about the event several months ago when I received an email saying that the former President had written a fiction book with James Patterson and would be on tour to promote it. I've always been a fan of President Clinton and thought it would be such an amazing experience to see this charismatic and extremely intelligent man in person. The talk was about an hour and a half of the President answering questions about everything from how he came up with the book ideas, what he's up to now, and what he thinks of the world today. He is such an amazing storyteller and wonderful speaker - it makes you wonder how we ever got to this place we are in our country now. He had great advice - when asked "what can I do in today's world?" his simple answer was "Show up." I could've listened to him speak for hours and hours, and when we stumbled upon his secret service and motorcade waiting outside the hall, I convinced Christian that we had to wait for him so we could glimpse him up close even just for a second {the pictures are blurry but it was so worth it}. I'm so happy we had the opportunity to see such a strong and smart leader in person, and it gives me hope that perhaps there are more like him out there to lead us on to better days.
\
stephanie marie
No comments:
Post a Comment