to this day.

February 26, 2013 in restore. with 4 Comments

tothisday
originally found on upworthy, the following video shows how the creative shane koyczan turned the pain of childhood bullying into this stunning video with the help of some incredibly talented people.

the message? words matter.

it’s well worth the 7 minutes. enjoy.

  • SurvivorGirl

    So, so, so, powerful. Wow.
    When I was around 10 years old and struggling to understand fractions and decimals, my father, who was good at math and supposed to help me to be better at math, would become easily frustrated by my confusion. Too many times I heard, “You DUMMY!” So, I proved him right – in math, anyway. God gave me a love for writing, thank goodness, so at least I could excel there. But, for all these 40+ years and one college degree from a prestigious university later, I cannot seem to live past the “You DUMMY” words that were etched into my soul. Sticks and stones, as painful as they are, have nothing on words. Nothing.
    Thanks so much for sharing this beautiful video.

    • http://www.mjkimpan.com/ michael j. kimpan

      thank you for sharing.

      i pray that the pain from those harmful and hurtful words may gradually dissipate as you live into your true name – Beloved, Beautiful Child of God.

  • DrTristaCarr

    Oh my heavens! Amazingly beautiful and powerful and heart-wrenching all at the same time! Thank you so much for sharing this. WOW!

    • http://www.mjkimpan.com/ michael j. kimpan

      i KNOW! when i saw it, i knew i had to post it here. glad you liked it, trista!