"Some days things just don't go your way and you can either choose to get all upset and throw kindling on that fire that is trying to ignite inside of you OR you can just patiently blow it out and let the anger and frustration just go away and look for silver lining." That's the first thing that my new dad said to me that ever really hit me. You can't let the bad things in life bring you down or you'll never find your way in this world. I was about 15. And my life? Well, let's just say it has gone up from there. And on this one particular day, is when I officially got my name changed to Lauren Butler.