Treasurer

FOR THE FIRST 15 YEARS OF MY EXISTENCE, I WAS BROUGHT UP IN A NUMBER OF HOMELESS SHELTERS, ON THE STREETS, AND IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH HEAVY DRUGS AND USERS THROUGHOUT UTAH. WITH NO REAL ROLE MODELS OR STABILITY, I FELT LOST IN A WORLD OF POVERTY, ABUSE, TRAUMA & PAIN. IT WAS DURING THESE YEARS THAT I BEGAN TO REALIZE THE HEIGHTENED POSSIBILITY THAT I WOULD FOLLOW THIS PATH WHICH WAS LAID OUT FOR ME, AS I WATCHED MANY OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS SLIP AWAY INTO THE DARKNESS OF ADDICTION. I KNEW AT THIS POINT THAT PERSONAL DECISIONS WERE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LIFE FULL OF LIGHT & LOVE VS LONELY AND LOST 

1,200 off the valley floor 

STEPPING OUTSIDE OF THAT STORY, AND CREATING A NEW PATH, TOOK SUPPORT FROM THE PEOPLE I DECIDED TO SURROUND MYSELF WITH, AND AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY (SLACK-LINE)   ACCEPTING ME DESPITE MY GIVEN PATH. THE SLACK-LINE COMMUNITY IS BUILT ON TRUST IN YOU OWN ABILITIES TO OVERCOMING. TO STAND IN THE FACE OF WHAT YOU FEAR THE MOST PERSEVERANCE HARD WORK AND UNITY WITH ONES SELF ALTHOUGH WE ARE NOT PERFECT, IT IS THESE PEOPLE WHOM I CONSIDER MY LIFEGUARDS, AND FAMILY. INSPIRING BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND SLACK-LINE MINDSET IS THE CONNECTION WE ALL HAVE DIRECTLY WITH THE LAND AND IMPLICITLY WITH THOSE WHO WALKED BEFORE US. KNOWING FIRST-HAND THE TRUE POWER AND IMPACT OF POSITIVE SURROUNDINGS, THOUGHTS AND EXPERIENCES, I FEEL BOTH BLESSED AND OBLIGATED TO HELP OTHERS BREAK OUTSIDE OF THEIR GIVEN PATH AND PRE-DEFINED MOLDING OF THEIR LIFE, TO EXPERIENCE THE “LIGHT” AND TRUE PURPOSE.BETTER PLACE FOR US ALL, WHERE WE CAN TEACH EACH OTHER, AND “SHOW UP” IN EACH OTHER’S LIVES TO BUILD TRUST, CONFIDENCE, LOYALTY AND PURPOSE.