You're Never Too Old to Learn.

       I'm part of an extracurricular program at my school called, "Key Club". No, we don't make keys, we are a volunteer service and fundraising group of youth run by youth, internationally. This past weekend I went to our District Convention in Salt Lake City. It included major service projects, many speakers, elections, caucusing, and training. Going to this convention meant that I had to step out of my comfort zone... WAY out of my comfort zone, and I won't lie it wasn't all that fun at times, it was hard, but it was SO worth it and I learned so much.

#1: I learned that life is hard. I don't care if you're a celebrity, I don't care if you're battling an eating disorder, I don't care if you have cancer, I don't care if you're 5 or 25, I don't care if you're fighting a broken home or if the mirror seems to mock you, LIFE IS HARD FOR EVERYONE. I think we forget that, that we aren't the only one's struggling to rise above a sea of trial. Sometimes we think, "Wow, I can't believe they're complaining, why can't they just get over it?" But in truth, whether is hunger or your self-esteem, everyone has got it hard at some point, that's just life.

#2: So life is hard. But you can do hard things. I look around at some of the things that my friends and family have had to go through and it never ceases to amaze me that they are still the wonderful people that they are. No mountain is too tall to climb, God would never set something before you that he knew you couldn't do.

#3: There are times in life where you are going to fail. Success will seem so close, and you will have worked so hard and tried so many times, and yet you will fail. You will fall flat on your face and sometimes people will see you fall and walk away, thinking that you could easily pick yourself back up. But in reality your arms don't have any strength left, and you are still on the ground in a heap of failure, and that's okay. Sometimes we need to fail in order to find the things that we will succeed in. So never give up. 

#4: This world, in all of it's anger, grief and despair, in all of it's imperfection, flaw and selfishness, is really filled with so many wonderful people just waiting to shine. People that have so much potential and knowledge who are destined for great things. And you are one of them. There is so much good that can be done, so do it.

#5: Attitude is a small thing that can change everything. Sure you can't control fate, but you can control how you respond to it, and that is everything. You hold your own destiny, you control how you feel, so feel wonderful. 

"Make a world that has less to do with pain, and more to do with beauty."