When You're Passionate About Something, You Will Get Good Results

I've decided that I'm going to stop caring about he public eye. I'm going to start doing what I do best and being so passionate about those things that they will be tattooed into my bones. The worst thing you can do is lie to yourself. And I've decided, that I am going to stop that. I am just going to show everyone what I do best and excel at it.

The award that I won today has taught me something: I can stand out if I want to. There is a very big difference between being good at something and being passionate about it. You have to really want something--you have to really love it, in order to get rewarded for it. Whether it is a physical reward or just something that you award yourself in your mind, it doesn't matter. As long as you feel like what you have done is the maximum, nothing else should matter.

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And oh--
it is the saddest of things
to not know where you're going
or if you should go
to never come back.

The secret thing

It saved my life. And it gave me the strength and words I thought I never had. It provided advice and wisdom and inspiration beyond belief. Waterfalls and blooms, it gave me that. And I honestly believe with all my heart, that I would be a different person without it.

There are certain things, I guess, that sneak up on you and shock you until you feel it shaking you 'till the bones. I never thought that it would impact me the way it did. And up until this day, I thank it and look forward to how it'll form me. There are certain things that don't even need conversation to convey their messages. And this did it for me, it taught me so much; especially, to learn. 

"So make your wish. Do you have it? Good. Now believe in it. With all your heart."

College Touring: Bard College

I didn't get to tour around as much but I did go to the information session. It seemed very nice. A highly intensive writing school which really drew me in because I was thinking about double majoring, one of my majors definitely being creative writing or journalism or something along those lines. The school also seemed to be very open and liberal school which was also interesting.

One piece of advice that I got at Bard was that there is never going to be one college that will fit. There will be dozens. And because of that, there is no point in giving up hope in this process. That was a really great piece of advice and I guess was a great way to end the five days of touring that I did.

College Touring: Colgate University

This, by far, was my favorite. Most people wouldn't be too intrigued by it. But then again, what I'm probably looking for subconsciously is something much like the city. Colgate was busy and huge. Everyone was doing something and since it's a university, there are a lot of people and I guess, being a city girl, that's what I'm used to. It seemed to me as though there were an unlimited amount of courses and that pulled me in. I know that I'm really allured to a series of different subjects. Thus, I think the wide variety of course choices that there are is a really great plus to the environment so that I can really explore and venture into what I want to to do when I decide my major.

College Touring: Hamilton College

Well, I was lucky enough to get a personalized tour and I must say, that made it all the more worthwhile. It was a beautiful campus. Although quiet and soft, much different from what I'm accustomed to, I'm sure I could adjust. There seemed to a be a lot of courses that I'd be interested in but my only problem was that the area did seem kind of dead. Nonetheless, the campus was amazing and the people seemed really happy. It's definitely a possible choice.