That was before, this is after.
I've spent a lot of time the past few weeks trying to figure out why life isn't like the movies. I'm not saying that the quote above isn't true, but sometimes you "Strive valiently, [but]...come short again and again, because their is no effort without error and shortcoming"The truth is, sometimes you give your all to something you are so passianate about, but things don't end up the way you want. It's a sad reality. But, the thing is, I'm not one to be sad. I tried that for a day, and I really couldn't stand it! Wallowing just isn't for me. After I realized that, I started looking for a reason. I knew there had to be something to take from this experience. Although it has taken a while, I've finally learned the lesson I have been searching for. My Race is not yet Run. You know how I said "this is after?" I lied. How could one tiny setback in high school be "the end?" That's just getting dramatic. This is only the beginning of a well planned journey, that I may not know the details of quite yet. I don't have time to sit and think about what has already happened, because its time to stand up and make the best of what I've got. "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are" (thanks for all the awesome quotes Teddy R.) I don't even know what I can do yet, but I intend on having a fabulous time finding out. Because in the timeless words of "Pre-Taylor-Swift-Incident-Kanye:" "Tha-tha-tha-that that don't kill me, can only make me stronger."
