It's crazy how a person's life can change so quickly. We sit in class watching the seconds go by while in reality, seconds fly past in a heartbeat. For me, the first time this happened was during the transition of leaving my home for college. Beforehand, the biggest change in my life had occurred during middle school, when all at the same time my family moved to a new house as well as a new church. With that being said, let me just tell you, I had no idea what was coming for me when moving into college, and honestly, I still don't.

Tonight I was going through my old articles and read my first one titled, "A Letter To My Future Self." I really can't explain how, but for some reason, reading that article of me encouraging myself from the past seriously helped. Somehow while reading, everything I have been worrying about and struggling with, suddenly didn't seem as big of a problem anymore. Through the battle, I was able to see myself in the same light that I had previously seen myself, of which I have forgotten. I was quite literally being cheered on by my past. I was being my own personal cheerleader.

Since entering into college, being the worrier that I am, I have begun to battle with worrying about everything. Worrying about the big point assignments as well as tests, and I feel as though I have begun to beat myself down from worrying alone. When the other day, while worrying about some big assignment or test, the thought popped into my head, "Why would I even allow this one thing to bring me down?" Though I may not be a straight A student, and I'm definitely not perfect in any way, I am an incredibly hard working and strong person, so why would I let this one thing bring me down when I've come so far?

Since jumping into college, the feelings of adulthood have begun to set in for me. I know I'm still at the very tip of the mountain, but some aspects have for sure been more overwhelming than others. With that being said, through the hardships, we must remember our roots. We must remember how far we've come, we must ask ourselves, "Why would I even allow this one thing to bring me down?"