From Friday the 1st May to Sunday the 3rd of May LIFT organised the third weekend for 2009. Joseph Farrugia (one of the persons who attended LIFT Weekend 3) took the initiative to share his personal experience with LIFT on our Blog.
Joseph in his own words...
It was a difficult decision to take whether to attend or not since I knew that at times I would experience severe low mood moments. I do not regret attending the weekend at all, since it was a very positive experience for me to talk with mature people whom I did not know at a personal level. The weekend was my very first experience of attending a live-in, and since it had a spiritual element it was even more special.
LIFT weekend 3 succeeded in its aims mainly because it helped to...
- build new friendships and strengthening old ones
- share and discuss different ideals
- explore common life values
- give us an opportunity to go in the country side
- work as a team in cooking and cleaning together
- have a spiritual moment together to reflect on our life wrong doings. By doing so we will be always regaining strenght to continue practicing our main goal - thus being good Christians who actually practice faith through every single action of our lives.
It was a very meaningful experience since I have learned how to socialize myself better, be grateful that one is accepted as part of a group, enjoy my self and create a happy atmosphere around me. Hearing different life experiences made me stronger and helped me in the continuous struggle in my life (though it is not easy to do so).
Actually working as a team helped us to serve each other and socialize ourselves at the same time. Teamwork helped us to feel each other's positive presence which made the whole weekend a unique experience.
I wish to thank all the participants who took part into this weekend since (thanks to all of them) this unique positive experience will last forever.
Joseph Farrugia
Got a similar experience? Want to comment about Joseph's experience? Want to share your experience? Write us a comment about what you think about such events and give us your suggestions. Remember this is an open discussion :) - LIFT weekend 3 is the third (and last) from a series of 3. The first weekend was in Feb 2009 and the second weekend was be in March 2009.
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