As I lay here I wish I could go back in time and talk to that person I was. Tell them(OK maybe scream in my face) that there are bad people in the world, bad things do in fact happen to very good people and yes you can and WILL get screwed. People are going to talk about you, people are going to look on and judge like they know you when they probably don't. There are more bad people than good and there are going to be times where it feels like there is a rain cloud stuck right over your head. There will be times where it feels like the world is crashing down on your shoulders. There will be times where it feels like no one understands. There will be times where it feels like people treat you like dirt and you just won't understand how they can do that. It was a time where I thought I was on top of the world and nothing could ever possibly happen. I was very wrong and I think had I gone in knowing that these things could happen, it would have been different. Maybe things wouldn't have gotten so out of control so fast, maybe things would be different. Then again if if's and but's were candy and nuts, everyday would be Christmas right....The person I was is not the person who I have become however...
Things are very different now that is for sure. I am certainly different than I was both inside and out. I wouldn't change things for the world. I have come so far and learned so much over the past year. Things are turning around and beginning to become different, but it is a good different. I find myself getting excited about things I would have only dreamed of in the old me. If I have learned one thing that would sum it all up it would be that nothing is going to be handed to you. If you want something, you are going to have to go out and get it. If you sit around and wait for things to happen, it won't, bottom line. When you work for something so hard though and you get to where you want to be it is quite possibly the most rewarding feeling in the entire world. The last thing I learned is that there are going to be people who come and go in your life. There will be people who come though and never go. Those people will be there day in and day out. Those are the people who will ALWAYS be there. The trick is finding who those people are and hanging on to them for dear life.
If you are reading this, you probably found it via twitter, facebook, or instagram. We also probably share some of the same interest, from swimming, biking, running, or all three. Eating healthy or working out to better yourself. Regardless of why you are reading this I would like to say thank you for one. People like you are the reason that I can keep going. Support from people who read and like my posts means everything in the world. The second and last thing I want to say is that everything isn't always going to be rainbows and butterflies. Although I would like it to be, as I am sure you would to, its not. When things get tough, you have two options, you can throw your hands up in the air, quit, walk away and say screw this I am not doing it anymore. OR you can step up to the plate, bat in hand and give it your best swing. If you never try though, you'll never know whether you could do it or not. So why not step up and try? No it is not going to be easy, yes there will be times that suck more than anything, but it's a fight and when you win that fight you'll be so happy! On top of that, you'll be ready for your next fight and whatever that may be.
I thank you all for reading and if you are in a place right now where you don't know if you want to fight or flight, I highly urge you to fight on. Things will get better and that sun will come up to push that rain cloud away I can promise that. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and have a productive week!
All for now.
Keep FSU and Do It For Yourself
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