Here's something I've been thinking about recently.
Life is absolutely insane, it's exciting, terrifying, painful, happy, sad, chaotic, it's everything rolled up into one. Above all though, it's unpredictable. I've been through a lot in my life thus far, it makes me wonder how I had the strength to make it this far at all. I don't know what's to come in my future, and sometimes that thought terrifies me. I'm terrified of losing people, of feeling that hurt and emptiness again. But this has shown me something, it's shown me how lucky I am to have people in my life. People like Sharon, and all the others I know. These friends, the ones who understand you, they give you a reason to keep fighting, to keep striving for progress. Friends don't take the pain away, but they make it more bearable. Life is a whirlwind of chaos and tears and so much more, you never know what's going to happen next, so the advice I give to you- take that chance. Don't think about what bad could come from it, just do it. I promise you, even if it isn't the way you want it you can still say YOU DID THAT, YOU did that and only you, no one else. And that my friend, is badass. So go talk to your crush, publish that book you have hidden away, talk to new kids in class, do something new, the biggest reward is knowing you did something. Life is crazy, so be crazy with it.