Feb 19 • Progress & Wins 🏆
MY STORY
Hey everyone, I wanted to give you guys some background on me and part of my story. I find so many times we forget that every individual person has a unique and beautiful story all filled with hardships and struggles. And for me I am no stranger to struggle, you see i grew up in a very beaten down part of Queens New York and had seen countless things that changed my perspective on humans, Emotions, memories. Needless to say, those things are capable of altering how your see the world. Throughout my childhood I spent most of my time indoors because to no Suprise, my neighborhood wasn't Safe whatsoever.
However, spending all that time indoors was not a good way for a child to grow up so I would enjoy my brief moments of peace until my family could move to a more suburban part of New York, Once I had gotten to the suburbs, I was emersed in the magic of it. I seriously remembered taking walks at night just to take it all in truly be grateful. But that Peace didn't last very long as I quickly found myself struggling with my own mental struggles. And the magic faded as quickly as it came, School sucked (no Suprise there) And being the new kid gave me too many new friends to take serious at once. I decided separating myself was the best course of action. The niches of people I was surrounded by didn't portray me whatsoever. I Didn't engage in the suburban party life, I definitely was not into drinking, I was not Big on smoking either. But I found myself lonely, missing my pack of people who understood this mindset of hard work, and long-term gratification.
I decided to stay in, it was a mistake at one turn and a blessing in another, I had started adopting skills like editing, video creation, and being able to manage social media accounts. All of the things any young person who was ambitious in this new generation should be familiar with. So, what was the mistake? I had no support, 0 people in my corner to reinforce ideas, No one to give me feedback, I'd go as far as to say I had 0 Real True Down to Earth friends. And when it rained, OH BOY IT POURED ALRIGHT! HAHA
I remember my senior year being the hardest thing for me, not because I was leaving my friends to go off to college, but because I really had no one to say goodbye to. It was such a morbid contrast to the people around me who I had subsequently Judged all throughout my Highschool career. I was no SUPER ATHELETE, JOCK, MUSICIAN, I was the guy who made Edits, went to the gym 6 days a week every day for 3-4 years straight. Do I regret any of it? NO, and so while reading this I understand you may be asking what the hell is he getting to. Listen; while realizing I had 0 real friends, I had also lost my best friend, my grandmother passed right around the beginning of February, and My girlfriend at the time cheated on me right before my grandmother had passed. (LOW BLOW ASF)
With all this being said I felt so Stupid being glued to a screen worrying about all the wrong things, while I forgot to take care and be there for the people who I wanted to be with the most. And the typical "YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TILL ITS GONE" set in like a damn wildfire. I was so caught up in my own Head and where I wanted to fit in, I had forgotten that I literally had my pack right THERE. and it was the biggest slap on the head moment because that's when I realized NO. NO WAY WAS, I EVER GOING TO SPEND MORE TIME THAN I NEEDED CONSUMED BY THE DISTRACTION OF THIS WORLD AND FORGET ABOUT THE PEOPLE I ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT. I mean imagine had I have realized this sooner I would've probably had a much better time dealing with the passing of my grandmother.
Once I had understood what the problem was, I took action almost Immediately, I set alarms for the earliest possible wake up, I set Timers for everything I had scheduled, I was no longer letting time beat me in this rat race, Because I won't be a fool to the idea that we "have time" NO my friends we DONT. Time is ticking every second, and if you stop to catch your breath, it will Beat you down with an axe. So, embrace it while you're here, do as much as you can, MAKE AS MANY CREATIVE THINGS AS YOU CAN, MAKE AS MANY IMPACTS AS YOU CAN, don't be the needle in the haystack, Be a LIGHTHOUSE in a DARK NIGHT. We are here to leave a legacy, to create Monuments, to be the best version of ourselves. the death of my grandmother was no sad story but a catalyst to my dreams. because as morbid as it was, she was what I needed to understand our days are way too numbered to be stuck on autopilot.
DONT PLAY A ROLE IN YOUR OWN ROTTING, we will rot in dirt and soil anyways, so at the very least make sure you shine as bright as possible when you can.
-My story, Christian.
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