I come from a home where I have been told, "you can do anything you want to do, if you put your heart and mind to it." I can be anything I believe I can be.

I love and appreciate that I have always had the reins in my hands, I can do for me rather than someone else. I can face life the way I need to, and learn from my own mistakes.

Now that I am off to college, I must find out what I want to do with the rest of my life. I must figure out what's going to be best for me in the long haul. I must figure out who I am a long the way. But, most importantly, I have to do all this while maintaining good grades, a part-time job, and my dignity.

The only way I manage to get through is by dreaming and getting excited for whats to come with the future. I know, some dreams are not as easy to reach as others, but don’t be discouraged. But, I know for sure, I am not going to give up on my ultimate dreams.

It is possible to have a dream that may be in another state or even different country. I know that if you can dream it, you can achieve it. The fear of distance is a thing, think about how distance may be closed by a simple face-time, phone call, or text message.

"Don't let the fear of striking out, keep you from playing the game." -Babe Ruth

Don’t let anyone tell you, you can’t accomplish something. Don’t let others negativity be your slide down, use it to build a ladder, to get closer.

Its like when you are going to jump off a cliff. If you're scared you wont jump. You let the fear get to you. Don't let the fear get the best of you. In order to have 'ups' in our life we have to have our 'downs' too. Don't stand on the edge and expect the water to come to you. You must give a little to receive a lot. Put your self out on the edge to be able to do something that is bigger and better than your self. Jump, take the leap of faith, you never know what you may run into.

"Don’t wait until you reach your goal to be proud of yourself, be proud of each step you take toward reaching the goal." - Anonymous