When I first walked through the big green doors in August I expected an easier year than last year. Soon, I realized that that was not to be the case. By October, I had finally settled into a routine schedule. I had a good group of friends, a secure spot on my cheer team, and I was going to practice everyday. Besides that, I spent all other free time working on my homework. Eventually, I figured out that I had to choose a top priority and I couldn’t do everything, so cheer became that priority.
This year I have learned a lot, like being organized is necessary, and staying caught up with all work is very important. I’ve also learned a lot of important life lessons. For instance, I learned that pain is only temporary. No matter how bad you are in pain, mental or physical, it always eventually gets better. Along with this I found out that hard work is always worth it. This season in cheer, I had a broken ankle most the season that I had to ignore to be able to compete. I was in so much pain the entire time, and doing all the workouts was torture, but it was all worth it in the end. My team won southern nationals, and we went on to win The One Nationals.
If I had to do this year again, I would care less about everything and try to just enjoy the days more. I wouldn’t try as hard at everything and I would just let things happen. My advice to the incoming seventh graders is for them to know that most things they think are required for their survival aren’t; having the “in style” clothes and being up to date with everything wont matter in even two months from now.
