Meant For Something

Today's quote:
"Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it with use." - Ruth Gordon

Have you ever wondered what your purpose is in life? Have you ever felt like you have no purpose? Like you don't belong? Like you aren't accepted? Of course you have. Everybody has. that girls that wears all black, that popular girl that sits behind you in class, the macho football player that everybody "loves", and even that artsy, theatre boy. They have all thought at one point in time: "What am I doing? Who am I going to be? What am I supposed to do?" I know that I have had my moments of doubt and disbelief in my self, but I have been voiding those lonely minutes as much as possible. I have often thought to myself: "Self, why are your here?" or "What the heck do you think you are doing?!" or even "They don't like you, you don't belong. So, why are you trying?" I am so tired of trying to "fit in". I feel like I have wasted the last 17 years of my life on doing just that. Well, now I am taking a stand! I am declaring independence! I am done trying to be accepted by my peers! I am finished with the people who think that I'm not good enough or think that I'm some nerdy, newspaper chick that has too much of an opinion. I am done with following people. I shall now lead! I will be me. I will show them what I heights I can reach and the potential I have. I am advising you all to do the same. I can't stress enough on how important it is to be unique and to be yourself. Make your life mean something. Follow your own path. And I mean jump off that path of following the trends and people and start hacking your way through the freaking forest. That's what I start doing as of 8:32 PM on January 12, 2008. I am Leanna, hear me roar.

-Leanna.