Nov 08, 2008 01:24
I've been wanting to update for a while now, and I guess I've only just been struck with inspiration in the last 5 minutes. I've had so much on my mind the last few weeks. With the election, with getting older, with paying bills, with being on my own, with my grandmother. I've had so much I've wanted to say, but I felt like I was all emotionally backed up and I couldn't get any of it out. You know when such a simple moment happens and you completely look at everything in a new light? Well, ding ding ding, I got a moment.
I was just looking over my myspace page, reading my bio, listening to my music, looking over the causes I support, and I realized that if I didn't know myself but I saw myself on myspace, I think I would really like me. That probably doesn't make any sense to anyone else, but figuring out that you like yourself is pretty huge for me. I like the woman I've become and that makes me so happy. It's such an extreme step for me, and I'm proud of it. How many people can actually say, I like me as a person? I'll probably completely disagree with myself in a week but tonight, I feel good.
I've become a person I've hoped to be for a very long time. I care about other people passionately. I want to help and be involved in making others lives better and easier in anyway that I can. I have a great desire to work with the less fortunate and causes that strongly affect our society. I've become political, which I think it wonderful. I think everyone should be involved in politics. I was lucky enough to be involved in one of the most historical elections in history. I made calls, I got the word out, I researched, I stuck to my guns, and my candidate won! It was a wonderful experience and one I hope to relive.
I've made some decisions today that I hope to stick with this go around. I'm going back to school next fall. Just for my basics. Just to Gadsden State. No pressure. I have lots of majors that I'm looking into. Business marketing, political science, veterinary assistance, sonography, among other things that have crossed my mind. I'm also going to take an online based program on Wedding Planning through Jeff State. I think it would be something I'd really enjoy and could benifit me later on when I open the bakery. I'll probably choose a business major to help me later on too, but I just want to keep my options open so I don't freak myself out again. I really want to stick with something this time.
I have so many causes that I want to get out and work for. Like AIDS research, Breast Cancer Awarness, Depression and Suicide Awarness, Animal Cruality, The Literacy Foundation, The Children's Hunger Network, among others. I want to get more involved in my community. I want to help people. For the rest of my life. That's what I want to be when I grow up. A helper. An activist. I want to fight for those who can't fight for themselves. Speak for those who can speak for themselves. Listen to those who just need someone to talk to and understand. I want to be someone's lifeline. I want to save lives. I want to be a superhero.
I just want to work to be a better person.
college,
election,
growing up