“Look at everything as though you were seeing it for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.”

Everybody, no matter deprived or wealthy, was blessed with one brilliant thing… life. People state that there is a meaning of life, but for me living life is what’s most important. You only get one opportunity to live on this earth for a generation; people should be focusing on making it worthwhile.

As a child growing up I have seen my father make bad choices resulting in losing his job, family and friends.  I am also currently writing to my friend who is now in George Jr., a placement for juvenile kids.  Both of these men where important in my life and they both went down the wrong path and ruined their relationship with both their family and friends.  I have seen people do unintelligent things and now they are paying for it.  I strive to inform people to live their life because who wants to waste their days looking out cell bars?           

I am currently a member of the varsity cheerleading squad at our school.  This is my first year and I already see a change in my school work and actions.  I woke up every other day during the summer at 6 to practice, went to a competition at Kennywood, go to all the school football games and host pep rallies for our school.  I also met a brilliant group of girls this year that I would describe as my sisters.  A lot of people assume cheerleading isn’t a sport, and makes fun of cheerleaders and gives them a bad reputation.  If I would have believed all of the bad things people say I probably wouldn’t have tried out. Instead I kept an open mind and wanted to try something new.  I have accomplished so many good things now.  Now I am living life.  Cheerleading fills up my agenda and I love it.            

My friends also mean a lot to me. I will never allow myself to watch them go down the wrong road.  I know we have all made bad choices, but we are all there for each other.   We are always out doing something together, for example movies, sleepovers, skating or just walking around town.  I love my friends so much and keep my life exiting.           

 I have also done many hobbies in my life.  Since I was little I have been a dancer.  Dancing has always been apart of me.  I have danced jazz, hip hop, tap and ballet.   I also rode horses for a long part of my life.  It was the best thing I have ever done and wish I still could.  I played soccer, cheered, took karate, draw, paint, did musicals and owned endless passes to the swimming pool.           

Life is everybody’s passion.  A question that pops up a lot in pageant or surveys “What would you do if you found out you were dying?”  You get these answers like “I would go sky diving” or “take a vacation”.  Well everybody is dying, so live that way now.  Instead of doing awful stuff like drinking or doing drugs, stuff that can destroy you, go outside and take pleasure in nature.  The world in a beautiful place, enjoy it.