Back Again

Hello again,

I'm back at OIDJ! It's been a full year since I've been here. I would like to say not much has happened to me but that would not be true. It always surprises me how much I change every year. This past year of my life I've had some of the greatest memories, like going to France and some of the worst, like losing close people in my life. One important thing that I've had to learn is that I'm living for myself. I've always wanted to help everyone be as happy as possible, even to the point of making myself unhappy to make them happy, as sad as that is. Recently, I was out of town with people from my school and they didn't want to do anything that I wanted to do and were all in a bad mood. I was sitting in my room about to miss doing something that I really wanted to do, then I came to the realization that I'm an individual. I can get up and do anything that I want to do if I don't letter others stop me. Everything that limits me is in my own mind. When I had that realization I couldn't stop myself from enjoying everything that weekend had to offer. Everything else that happened that weekend that seemed impossible wasn't so impossible anymore. I'm so thankful for that new insight because it has allowed me to be more free and not feel so limited in my mind. With that new found information coming back here and looking at everything I did last year made me realize that I've grown but I still have a long way to go. This past year I've ben allowed into a new program, been co-editor of the yearbook and have been promoted to editor in chief next year, gone on more trips than I can count, improving my writing skills some and have gain more leadership insight, but just like everyone else, I still have a long way to go with everything I've learned and gained. I am so excited to be back and get to learn more information!