Every Rose

When I was very young, my mom told me that I could "pick my friends, so I should choose them wisely."  It became apparent that I took that advice very seriously.  I made sure that I found friends that I could rely on; friends that I could trust.  My Title and subtitle, Every Rose has it’s thorns, was just a simple phrase I’ve heard passed around for years, but it was not until a few years back that I have really understood what it meant.  It means that no matter how beautiful something is, in the end, it can pack a punch.   

I learned this the hard way when I made friends with a group of people who I saw as the “beautiful people”, or the popular ones.  I went through the motions doing whatever they do, and thought that they were truly my soul mates.  That is until the day that they left me behind.  This group of people is the main reason for the trust issues I have today.  These people that I trusted with all my secrets, with all my dreams, with my life, turned on me and left me with nothing.  

Since that day I've had a very hard time telling people anything about my life.  Whenever I start a story this message pops into my head, and I tend to retreat to secrecy, but on occasion I'll simply pray this person is trustworthy.  Fortunately at Penn Charter I've found that most of the people you talk to can be, but every community has a few bad apples. 

After finally finding a group of people that I can trust to tell about my every waking moment, my life has been much more at ease.  I found that this year in particular, I was able to push through all of my studies reminding myself that once I was done I could meet my friends.  They kept me motivated throughout the year, and are basically the reason for my grades improving this year. 

Though I have found my soul mates, I will still always carry these words with me: Every Rose has it's thorns…They keep my cautious and observant, which are two qualities that will, I think, really help me come college. 

This year was hard for me, but now that it's over I feel very accomplished.  As I compiled all these works onto one site, I got a chance to look back and realize how much I did this year.  Though it was a pain going back to format things, and edit things, and find files, in the end this blog gave me a great sense of acheivement, and I am very pleased I will have the ability to look back on such a great year.