Keianna

The way I’m living right now is very day-to-day. There’s a hazy OK-ness to my everyday activities. Every school day brings a different song to mind and every class brings a different mood. Usually, this inconsistency would bother me beyond words, but I’ve filed this experience in my mind under self-help. I can’t keep living my life the same way and expecting the changes I want to arrive without my doing anything. While procrastinating one day, I realized that change is inevitable, but with careful planning I can use it to my advantage.

I’m making this sound very deep but in reality this shift in my perspective came to me as an approachable friend. Two extremes made themselves relevant to my life by becoming evident in two friends. One of these extremes came in the form of someone I consider a lifelong friend, someone I don’t want to lose. I can tell the other person has been placed into my life temporarily so that I can “level up” as a person.

My best friend is the reason I believe people are sent to you for a reason. We met in the most clichéd way, but I wouldn’t be the person I am if I didn’t know her. She is my first choice and second opinion if I need one. The only reason I think things through without sabotaging myself is because she taught me how to. I think we’d be kinda lost without each other. There’s less to say about the other extreme, but they’re a nice reminder not to worry so much.

In my writing class we are learning that every piece of writing has a long build up to a short climax and an even shorter clean up. This makes sense now that I’m writing this, because all that figurative language has led me to a nice, clean summary of my life right now.

The two extremes in my life have lead me to what feels like an almost perfect balance and feeling of OK-ness. I’m really grateful for them. ♦