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Brett Weibel



 * I believe that everything happens for a reason and that certain events that arise throughout someone’s life are beyond their own control and in the control of God, and it is up to us to make the most of life’s curveballs. **


 * As a 21 year old college student at CU, it’s easy to look around campus and assume everyone is the same middle to upper-middle class person. Looking around, I have found myself thinking this very thing about people I cross paths with everyday. But after stopping and contemplating what’s going on between their ears the way things have gone on between mine, I realize just how unique each of the 30,000 students are. Each person has a unique story, a unique event that transpired within the last 18-22 of their lives, something that has defined them and made them who they are. **


 * I have been quite reluctant to put this in writing, but I feel enough time has passed to where I am comfortable enough to do this. Two years ago, on January 19, 2009, my mom lost a year and a half battle with cancer in front of my very eyes. Just three short weeks before, my dad was wheeling her around in her wheelchair as they did their Christmas shopping. Her passing happened so fast and so swift, but if it had happen at all, it happened quite perfectly, if that’s possible. **


 * Being away at college made things quite difficult, especially when it came to relying on what got me through those heinous events: my faith. Being the sucker for peer pressure that I am, I succumbed to excessive drinking and anything else that MAY have distracted me from the situation at hand, but looking back, it only made things that much worse. Deciding to skip class because it was “too far away” or “too early,” a lack of interest overall in school where for so many years I had taken so much pride in, and just not caring fueled my thoughts of just giving up with school. Looking back, it was healthy to get that junk out of my system however, because it showed me I was meant to be someone more. **


 * The passing of my mom couldn’t have been a more difficult, testing time in my life. Dwelling on this incredibly negative event as just that, a negative event was just too easy. But there are always two sides to a story. It opened my eyes to the important things in life. Without spilling my guts out completely, it opened up a new side of me that I have happily grown into since. Attending church regularly, enjoying time with my friends more completely, and appreciating the smaller things in life were some of the lessons I learned from this event. **


 * With all this said, I can walk around campus much easier now knowing these 30,000 students are who they are for a reason, they are at this school for a reason, and certain life events have shaped who they have become for a reason. The University of Colorado, so overwhelming at first, seems much smaller now knowing this. **

**My name is Brett Weibel, a junior at CU. I am from Littleton, CO and I love everything about the state where I live. Also, I love playing and talking about sports, specifically the Rockies, Broncos, and Buffs. And I am currently watching Lost on Netflix, which is why I thought the picture above fit perfectly.** 