I am Different...and that is okay.

Final Chapter

I've decided to make this my final chapter. I feel like it is a great time to do so because I started this book exactly this time last year-beginning of summer vacation right after my freshman year. I started it to get out all my crazy thoughts and emotions from freshmen year, along with getting over my first heartbreak that was a complete jerk. I remember thinking last summer that my sophomore year was going to be so different than my freshman year, and it was-very different. I felt hopeless because I had lost hope in men, and seriously thought that I was never going to have a great friendship with any guy again. I found out that I was totally wrong, and to my surprise, met one of my best friends right at the beginning of sophomore year.

While I created such a great relationship with this guy, I began to record everything I thought of or felt. Through the duration of this story, I feel like I've grown as an individual, emotionally. I've learned a lot of new things and life lessons, and a lot of new things about myself.

I'm finalizing this book because it is the end of the school year. My fears of my graduating friend were coming true. I lost him to college and adulthood. While I'm deeply sad over this, I understand that that's how life goes. Some people were only meant to be in your life for so long.

So while I try to trek though my teenage years alone, I now have decided that this moment in my life is when I'm shutting one door and opening anther.

I've accomplished so much over the school year, and I have a lot of new exciting journeys coming up. So while I feel so depressed to end this book, because it is officially marking the end of one of the best years of my life, I am still happy because looking back on the year, it was a pretty great one.

In no way was it perfect, but it was a very fun year. I don't want this to ever end, which is why I'm so deeply upset over this. I don't welcome huge life changes.

But moving on from the current best year of my life, I will take away great memories and life lessons.

So now I've ended this chapter of my life, and I'm starting a new one (which will entail a new book!)

Final thoughts? All I've got to say is, if you find yourself different from everyone, you find yourself more emotional, more crazy, weird, insane, know that there's still people that love you. There's people around you, no matter who they may be, that love you very much, and while sometimes we tend to forget that, me must have faith in the love and in ourselves, for being different from a lot of people is quite a lovable trait. Being different and seeing the world differently in how it works can be your greatest achievement. While we want minds that can conform and blend in, we are also amazing creatures when we stand out, we must not be scared to question things and test the limits. We must also remember those who have changed your lives and taught you important life lessons, and cherish those who love you too. We must know that no matter what the odds are, we can still accomplish anything we set our minds to, anything we have dedication for. We must realize that everyone sees the world a bit differently...

...and that is okay.