Now I know a lot us probably grew up with people always telling us that we're all different. I always zoned out during those assemblies in school about being different than the rest because I already knew what they were going to say. Everyone has a story to write. Whether it be you grew up in a foster home, pregnant at 16, or even maybe drugs we're in the picture. There's always going to be a silver lining somewhere even if you think it's hidden. But that kid that grew up in a foster home , maybe he finally got the parents he deserved. Or the girl that was pregnant at 16, Her son or daughter probably changed her life hopefully for the better. And maybe that person with drugs finally realized what drugs can do to you and came out on top. Sure, it's nice to have someone make a decision for you because it's easier, but some of the biggest decisions have to be made by you and no one else. I grew up with 2 parents. My parents never got divorced. Even though I'm 14 almost 15 I've made some pretty big decisions. I've had asthma as long as I can remember and it's not as easy as you may think. There have been times when it would be 5am and I wake up scared because I can't breathe. There have been times when I don't get much sleep because I'm scared of what will happen when I do go to sleep. It's scary. But I always overcome it. And I have some pretty good people in my life that help me through all of it. I also have anxiety. It could be that I'm scared of something, too much stress, or even my asthma that bring anxiety attacks. But the best thing to do that helps me is I breathe slowly and I picture my mom sitting next to me holding my hand. Then I smile and think about how lucky I am. Another thing that helps is I write. I keep a journal and I write in it everyday because it helps me and it's kinda fun. When I write I feel free to express who I am as a person and I feel like there's no right or wrong way to write because it's not about how you write it's about what you write. We all have a pen in our hands. And we this blank book called life that we have to write what's on those pages. Good or bad. And later on we're gonna pass those books down to children, loved ones, closest friends and then they'll get a feel for what our lives we're like. I don't want to be remembered for only writing the good. I wanna be remembered for writing the good and the bad because there's no shame in doing something wrong. There's no shame in writing the bad things. And people may judge me but I'm okay with that because I've written the good and the bad because that's who I am. I'm not perfect. I'm not valedictorian. I'm probably not gonna go to an ivy league school. But wherever I go I wanna carry that book everywhere with me and use that pen to write every little detail of where I go and what I do. It took me forever to finally understand the meaning of being different. Being different isn't about just wearing pink when every other girl is wearing purple. It's about truly expressing who you are and not giving up on those big dreams. If you love to write, then write and don't stop because someone says you don't have it. Keep going and remember that it's okay to be different. If everyone was the same, the world would be boring. And I don't about you but I don't wanna live a boring and dull life. This is my story.
