Make a ripple.

I'm not taking no for an answer anymore. I'm not taking anything that isn't mine or that I don't deserve. I won't let anyone break me down or put me where they think I belong. I know where I belong and it's so much higher than they can reach. They can barely see me as I fly over them, living my life the way I want to. And they stare up and wonder how I got there. I'll tell them my secret but it won't work for them. They'll have to find their own way up into the clouds. They won't be able to see the sun the way I do. They won't be able to count the stars like I can. They won't be able to breath the air that I do. They won't be able to reach me after I get started.

I'll hide my feelings and my secrets. Look in my eyes but you won't catch a glimps of my soul. Try to understand how I think but you'll just get confused. I'm not really that complicated but you don't understand how I live. I live for me. I live for my family and my friends. I live to love. I live to laugh. I'll die with a smile on my face because I'll know, with my last breath, that I lived as much as I possibly could with as little as I had. I have a lot, but I have so little. I'm not pushed in a corner and I don't think twice as I walk forward towards something better. I may get sidetracked but I always find my way back. I always know that I'm okay. I always know that I'll find my own way, but I will accept help when it's offered.

I don't push people aside until they push me away. I don't accept anything less than someone's best. If you're not your best, then why aren't you trying to get there? Why stop and get permanently sidetracked? There's no point in being lost. There's no hope when you've lost your faith. Always believe in something, even if it's just yourself. And make sure you always believe in yourself. When you stop believing in yourself, you've lost all hope, and therefore, lost all faith. Be strong and push forward. Push against the tide instead of floating with it. You'll never be somebody if you just float. Push against the tide and make a change. Even if it's just a little tiny ripple, that's still something, something better than a lot of people.