Just surviving in the halls of a high school is how many people try to go about their four years of education, however this will not help you grow into a better person. High school has been a place that can be compared to a weight room for me. I go to the weight room to grow my muscles just the same as I go to high school to grow my ideas, education, and morals. “I’m a peacock, you gotta let me fly!” a quote by the most loved character, Terry Hoitz, describes how everybody in high school feels. There are days in high school that I feel that I don't want to go to school so that I can go hide in my house and be comfortable. However, in the end the only way to grow and become your ultimate self is to become uncomfortable and this is achieved
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Amazingly, I had lived in both of theses states twice. For a little background, I have lived in eight different places prior to moving back here to Ohio. I had not lived anywhere for more than three years up until this year, which will be the longest I’ve ever lived anywhere. The process of continuously moving to new schools and making new friends was just as hard as it was the last time as it was the first time. The nervousness that boils up in my belly starts to begin before the first day of school as it always did five times before. This year was even harder for me since it was the beginning of high school. So on the first day, I walked into school and began the new experience. Over time, I slowly became friends with some of the freshmen from the football team. My confidence was building and the daily struggle of going to school became an easy chore. However, a chore is still a chore. The process of becoming comfortable is the same as why people go to the weight room. Putting yourself into uncomfortable situations is the same as making the weight heavier. The transformation does not happen in a few days or weeks, it happens in months and years with the help of consistently making yourself uncomfortable. By the end of my freshmen year, I had ended a fourth of my journey into becoming a flying
Amazingly, I had lived in both of theses states twice. For a little background, I have lived in eight different places prior to moving back here to Ohio. I had not lived anywhere for more than three years up until this year, which will be the longest I’ve ever lived anywhere. The process of continuously moving to new schools and making new friends was just as hard as it was the last time as it was the first time. The nervousness that boils up in my belly starts to begin before the first day of school as it always did five times before. This year was even harder for me since it was the beginning of high school. So on the first day, I walked into school and began the new experience. Over time, I slowly became friends with some of the freshmen from the football team. My confidence was building and the daily struggle of going to school became an easy chore. However, a chore is still a chore. The process of becoming comfortable is the same as why people go to the weight room. Putting yourself into uncomfortable situations is the same as making the weight heavier. The transformation does not happen in a few days or weeks, it happens in months and years with the help of consistently making yourself uncomfortable. By the end of my freshmen year, I had ended a fourth of my journey into becoming a flying