Take A Chance

Today I'm posting a lot later then I generally do because I went to Sea World with one of my friends of six years. It was my friend, a few of her family, and me.  All day we darted around the park laughing and just enjoying life. We had a full day of enjoying each other’s company. We went throughout the park acting crazy, wild, and didn't worry how people looked at us. Sea World is one of my favorite places ever, I adore going to the exhibits and looking at the sea creatures, or going to the shows and seeing the remarkable and talented animals, I am never not astonished when I leave the park. You really get chance to take the time and notice all the small things.  Near the end of the day my friend asked me "How do you do that?” I looked at her puzzled because we were only skipping and talking. "How do you have the ability to just do what you want and not care what people think? How are never scared to do anything?" she said.  Now she wasn't quite right, I care what people think. I care if people think I am a trust worthy, kind, and dependable person. Never the less I'm not going to not tell somebody they dropped their phone in fear of how they will look at me. I’m not going to stop singing in my pitchy voice, because I worry how people will judge me. I will wear what I want without caring of others opinions. If a song I like comes on I'm going to dance around no matter who is watching. The kid sitting alone, I’m going to go sit next to with no fear if they will talk to me, or if we will run out of things to talk about. I will get up first and give my presentation in class. I will voice my opinion when someone is trash talking a friend. I will go on the largest ride in the park. I’ll ask the teacher why I didn’t get an A on my paper. I will go to the edge of the cliff and look over to see what at the bottom. If we are in the dark I’ll be the leader with no uncertainty. I will ask my friends mom questions they are too afraid to ask there self’s. I don't want to wake up one day and realize I haven't been living my life.

I never want to realize there are so many things I have missed out on, because I was scared or fears what could happened. Besides think about all the opportunities you are missing or skipping, they could be the changing points in your life. The person you dread talking to in high school because of your reputations is the boss of the company you're interviewing for. When you didn’t ask your parents if you could go to Hawaii with your friends because you where scared they would say no, in reality they could say yes you just never asked. By not asking you missed a trip of a life time.  If there is something I am afraid of I go and do it to prove to myself there is nothing to fear. There will be a day when I can no longer dance when my favorite song comes on; skip and imagine I’m on the yellow brick road; sing at the top of my lungs; climb the tallest mountain and look down.  When I look back on my life I want to feel I never missed out because I was frightened to do something that I wanted to.  Never let fear keep you back from doing the small things, one day it will keep you from achieving your dreams.

“Be random. Take chances. Say no. dance in the rain. Cry. Spend all your cash. Be random. Sing out loud. Get revenge. Fall in love. Laugh till your stomach hurts. Dance like no one is watching. Laugh at a stupid joke. Say I love you. Make someone feel better. Turn up the radio. Take too many pictures. Do a cartwheel. Make up a song. Tell someone how much they mean to you. Try something new. Have fun. Love someone new. Live life.”

- Corky