Sometimes you either have to laugh or cry

Life gets to be so hectic sometimes. I often don't even know where to begin to take out my problems one by one. Lately I have just felt so overwhelmed with life in general...who to date, how to date, how to serve more effectively, how to give enough time to my school work while giving time to family and friends, how much time to devote to meeting new people, when and how to start cleaning my room and let alone my car. I feel the desire to change the world, but at the same time I have to change myself to get to that point.

There are so many choices to be made and problems to be solved, but sometimes I just want to revert back to being 5 again so I can curl up on my Mom or Dad's lap and just let the stresses of the day slip away. It's not that I don't love making choices, it's just that I want to make the "best" choice. Isn't that what we all want--"the best". I want to make others around me proud. I want to make a difference. I want to do it right and I want to do it right the first time (sounds like a tantrum, I know).

In reality though, each time I'm stretched I grow.

Every time I fall I learn how to fall with more grace.

Each time I make a mistake I learn how to do something better.

Bernice Johnson Reagon once said, "Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are."

...and if I do make a mistake or happen to choose wrongly I can get back up and try again.