The Four Year Journey

Yes I am almost in high school

I feel mature

I feel powerful

I feel like I have accomplished something

And no one can stop me

All the talk about how high school is the best 4 years of your life

All the dances

Events

Sports

Parties

It sounds like a blast

Oh no I am almost in high school

I am nervous

I am worried

I am scared of what is to come

And there is no way to figure it out

All the talk about the amount of homework and exams

All the tests

Drama

Fights

Mistakes

It sounds petrifying

Things in life come and go

Some are better than others

And there seems to be two sides to everything

Which makes us hold back from succeeding

But what's the point of holding back

We are all people

We mess up

We do stupid things

Instead of hiding in misery behind it, live up to it

Learn from what you did and change

For the sake of yourself

The school part of high school is intimidating

All of the work and pressure

The Independence part of high school is exhilarating

All the fun opportunities available

The attitude part of high school is nerve racking

Afraid of what people will think of you

Afraid of being labeled the first day you walk through those doors.

All the advice of your parents have given you

Be yourself

Do your best

Make good choices

Have fun

All of these tips will become useful for high school

Make the best out of your high school years

And don’t let anything or anyone get in your way

Of you achieving your goals.

 

Living in the Moment

The strength of the blazing sun is too overwhelming for my fragile body and sensitive skin to handle, but the rush of the cool breeze takes away the feeling of smoldering hot air against my face for just one second, and then it is gone in an instant. You could say that nothing could get any better than a living a life with the feeling of nothing left on your shoulders, but yet the feeling of having something to worry and think about is truly better. Why do I feel like nothing could go wrong? In a fantasy land like this one? There is nothing special about it. Maybe it is because it is something new, different, unique to what I experience every day, or maybe not.  It is warm and happy in this fantasy land, but where I am now it seems depressing and saddened with grey skies and chilled air. Although that sun was like boiling water on a stove making me want something cold to relieve the heat against my skin, when I face reality all I want is that sun again. Everything in life comes to an end at one point or another, I hate to say. This thought scares us all, but it is a fact of life and it has to happen no matter if it is the ending of life, a trip, or school.  You just have to live everything that you experience to the fullest. It will come to an end. You may or may not know when, but it will. An experience that you enjoyed should be something that you will never forget, and I know I will not forget this experience to the beautiful land of Naples, Florida.