Throughout my life, I have seen the change in many people. Friends, family, co-workers, classmates, we all experience good and bad changes. One thing I have noticed is that once someone changes for the worst, no one expects them to be able to get better. No one notices when people change for the better, they only notice when it affects them in their personal lives.

I went through a very rough patch. It got so bad as to where my family told me that they did not think that I would ever go anywhere. They said that I was going down a path to which there was no return. I lost a lot of friends, and I even lost many family members. I got sent across the country where I did in fact find change and find myself. It has been almost ten months since that happened and I am very happy with the person I am today. However, my old friends and my family still see me as the person whom I used to be. They are stuck on the fact that I had changed for the worst and can't see me for who I really am today.

I am here to tell you that if you are someone like me who has changed for the better, I am proud of you. I support you and if there are people out there, no matter who they are, who don't appreciate the person you are, they do not matter. This is not something to be sad about. This is something to motivate you. Strive to be the greatest person you can be and I promise you that it will get you far. The people who aren't supporting you, but bringing you down, will only slow you down on your path to success.

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