Acceptance

I’m not generally one of those people who feel like they fit in wherever they go or click with whomever they meet. I’m loud, talkative, sarcastic… and I’m not afraid to tell it to your face. Sure, not everyone is going to be BFFs with a personality like mine. And I’ve figured out that it’s ok. Because every once in a while, you come across a few people who love the way you are; people who can never see you as anything different. And they’re my best friends. After moving states, changing high school, and rubbing people the wrong way a few times (and vice versa), you come to realize that there is only a handful of people that you truly could not live without.

For me, they’re scattered across a couple states and come in a full range of personalities, responsibility levels, and hair colors. Some are dancers, some are partiers, and some can make you laugh so hard for five minutes that you can’t breathe for the next ten. Between Key West trips, cheerleading camp, and driving around at 2 o’clock in the morning with no real destination, I’ve come to realize that in my life there is acceptance.

I don’t know if it’s my own personal experience that most people are going to reject you or let you down in life. And I honestly hope that isn’t true, or that at least that you will have a few good people throughout your life that make it worth living. There is Tay, Emily, and Steven from back in Sarasota who made senior year worth all the drama that high school seemed to throw my way. There is Shannon and Amber, from back home in Texas, who always put a smile on my face because they know me better than all the rest. And there are my new friends at FSU, people who I have met by chance and have already become a part of my life.

I know that at times I can be a selfish person, but I’ve never once taken for granted the friends that I have. It breaks my heart to remember the friendships that have slipped away. But some of the ones that I have now are the best ever. They support me, they make me laugh, drag me to the gym when I’m lazy and let me talk their ears off. They are something I would not risk losing in my life.