2551“I was in high school and it was run by nuns,” Colleen says in her audio clip.

”One morning the principal was delivering this message to all of her students because it was her last day. She said one phrase that struck me the most.

”It really struck me because it’s the first time I’d ever heard about it. I was thinking what she meant. As I was growing up I learned how true it was. All my life I’ve been imbibing this.

”It’s helped me take things easy, especially with people who leave all the time. That’s the most incredible thing I’ve heard in my life and it still affects me in my everyday life.

”One thing that will not change though is that even though things change, the memories will always stay the same for me, and I will always be grateful for it.”

Taken in Manila, Philippines during the SOTM World Tour.