06 Mar 2018
Year 7, 8 and 9 students attended a presentation by the inspiring Ben Pettingill today. Ben lost his sight as a teenager, but that has not stopped him from doing the things he loves and challenging himself.
Ben has completed multiple Spartan Obstacle Course Races, coached a basketball team, water skied the Southern 80, mastered riding a four-wheel motorbike and trekked the Kokoda Track. His positive attitude, resilience and determination were inspirational for our students. Ben, through his own story, showed that while we all have our problems, and there will always be obstacles in our path, we should never give up on living the best life we can.
In his engaging talk with students, Ben encouraged everyone to let go of the things you can't control and only working on the things you can. That means looking inside yourself and working on how you approach your life and your relationships with others. We need to "look from the inside out not the outside in." He encouraged students to close their eyes in front of the mirror at the start of each day to think about what sort of person they want to become - caring, positive, supportive, brave? What can they do each day to achieve that "true vision" of themselves?
