Thine Atlas

Ouch, this hurts. I must be getting somewhere. The truth hurts. Growth hurts. At this time in my life, I can either become who I want to be or get stuck in a rut for the considerable future. The rut sounds pretty appealing to my lazy college self, but growing up has some pretty amazing benefits. Do I want to become a pilot for the Marine Corps or sleep in? Hmm, that is a tough choice. For a while I chose to sleep in. It felt great, until I realized the potential I had to not only lead myself but others as well. Nothing is more rewarding than putting in the hours and realizing your goal. Anyway, I'm not trying to preach to the choir. When it comes down to it,  do what makes you happy. Do it to the best of your ability. And forget the rest. With hope, Atlas

Approximately 7 billion people currently live on Earth. Plus some undocumented ones, too. Insert alien joke here for the alien conspiracy theorists. With 7 billion people on Earth, someone on this world is bound to find me as their perfect match. In my case, I thought this would never happen. Everything about what I believed in love and finding a perfect match changed today. I will call the person who changed everything, M . I refused to think I had enough to offer M until they finally broke down the thick wall I had put up. M wielded a sledge hammer and took that wall down by swinging the hammer softly each day. Slowly, cracks in the wall began to spread, but I resisted. No way, I would not let them break through. I pushed back. I became perturbed. I denied. I tried to push them away. Today, M broke down the wall. Today, they found me vulnerable and in unknown territory.  M held their ground and built me back up. They gave me their strength t...

I read 11 chapters of my Civil Air Patrol leadership book in preparation for the Earhart Milestone leadership test. I only gave myself about 3 hours to study because that was how long I had until the test. I have got to tell you that was the most information to ever go into my brain in such a short time period. I honestly did not think I would pass the test, but I earned a 92%! I would like to thank my mom, dad, and special friend for supporting me. Without you all, I would not have been able to procastinate this hard and still succeed. Atlas over and out. PS: This is my first blog post, so take it easy on me!