When Brook Peters set out to make his film about living through 9/11 as a child, he didn’t realize THE SECOND DAY would convey a universal story of inner strength and resilience that could inspire people around the world. In response to Brook’s Show Your Strength Campaign, over 150 young people submitted their personal stories of courage and hope. And the band Simple Plan supported the campaign by offering their song “What If”.
Watch the music video below to see how others face life’s challenges, and share the video to inspire people you know. Play it forward by sharing your story.
Award-winning Canadian rock band Simple Plan supported the Show Your Strength Campaign to inspire youth across the globe. “I approached Simple Plan to use the song What If as the soundtrack to the Show Your Strength video because I feel it makes listeners question what they can do to change themselves and, in turn, help to change the world,” said Brook Peters.
HOW TO SHARE YOUR STORY:
Though the music video is completed, we continue to encourage you to share your story or message of inner strength below to inspire others who will view it here.
1. Get a marker and write your personal statement or story about your inner strength on your body (or a piece of paper)
2. Take a photo and submit it below with your message (and remember to read the legalese here).
share your story, change the world
Scroll down to the bottom of this page to SUBMIT BELOW
(and don’t forget to see the film and encourage your teacher or youth group to show it!)
Always remember to trust yourself.
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Running away from your problems, is a race you’ll never win. So why don’t we look at our problem and make something good out of it? Because whatever that problem is, I’m sure it is nothing bigger than the end of the world.
Even if life is hard and you get hurt, there is always something beside you, which can help and support you, which can bring back your hope and your power.
Sometimes it’s your family or your friends, god, maybe music, a book or an animal – like my horse.
Everytime i feel sad, alone or useless, he’s there for me. I trust him and he trusts me and together we can survive the bad times.
And that’s why trust is my personal statement to inner strength. It’s so much easier to find oneself’s inner strength if there is something to trust in.
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A beautiful horse ! I have a horse too, and you are right. He is always here for me 🙂
When the world will turn away, give it back, come face to face with him and say that once the sun comes out again it will be who will be in darkness.
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My life has been very hard for the past four years… I have had depression for over three years and it has been tough. When I was in 8th grade, I heard about a band called Simple Plan, who changed and saved my life. I always listen to them when I’m down and they really make me feel better and stronger… They mean so much to me and I could never thank them enough. I don’t think I would even be here without them.. Their powerful and meaningful songs keep me holding on and staying strong! Now I know that life is worth living and I have hope… I will stay strong!
STAY STRONG & NEVER GIVE UP!
taidat olla sinäkin suomalainen ! 😀 nimestäs ainakin päättelisin 🙂
Joo, oon suomalainen 🙂
I’ve been bullied. People have said things in times about me, that weren’t always true. I’ve never felt strong or loved. 22.1.2008, a part of me died. Because my favorite actor died. He was just 28 years old. My hole world changed. I was going to give up and leave everything. But then one thing saved my life. Simple Plan, thanks for being here for me. It seems like a lifetime, since I felt like I would die. It took such a long time for me to realize just how to be, and to listen to me. So thank you for standing right by me. I will always be thankful and I will always love you. Thank you for giving me that extra love to pull me through. And there will always be those ups and downs. But you’ve always seemed to stick around and see. See me through to believe. Now I know, that I’ll be okay. I will get better.
So: WHEN LIFE IS HARD, DON’T LOSE YOUR FAITH. KEEP TRYING. ‘CAUSE THERE ARE ALWAYS PERSONS TO HELP YOU GO ON !
LAUGH, CRY, SING. IT HELPS ! REMEMBER TO BREATHE AND FOLLOW YOUR HEART !
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even when your hope is gone SMILE! 🙂
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Everybody has a Dream….
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So, come on, fight on !!!! ?
My brother died of cancer when I was 16….he was my reason to live. He used to rise me up when i need it. He was always helping me and making me smile….one day I had this big fight with my parents about school, and he just told me BE STRONG…..that and a nice hug made feel better. Since he died until now I cry every night cause I miss him so much. He was just 11 years old. And he was my angel guard.
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You’re not alone everytime is somebody for you and somebody can help you so hope and do what you like to do for example: Listen to the music, draw, read, play a guitar (if you can) play football and others activities!!!! Let’s live!!! Be strong!!! Show your strong in your celebrity!!!