Sometimes life can throw you curveballs, and you may not even realize it when it happens. Part of growing up is learning how to recognize these obstacles and how to overcome them. One of the biggest obstacles I have had to overcome was realizing that I needed to surround myself with different friends. Looking back now, I can see that this issue began in early elementary school, but it wasn't until seventh grade that I realized that I felt weighed down whenever I was around my group of friends. I did a lot of self-reflection this past summer, and I decided that I deserved more. Why was I surrounding myself with people who made me feel poorly about myself? I promised myself that when I returned to school, I would pursue the idea of surrounding
