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“Veronica, you have to be faster than that.”

“Veronica, that coach said you looked better last year.”

“Veronica, why are you so slow, it’s not that hard. Try being more like her.”

Now, you can take what I’ve just said and think nothing of it. Most people would just think it is a weird way to encouragement someone. However, when you consistently hear things like this, it takes a huge toll. You dedicate your life to something, expecting it to benefit you mentally, emotionally, and physically, and more importantly, to benefit your life for the future. I am tired of being told I can’t do something. I am tired of being compared to another person.  And most importantly, I am tired of being called “big.” When people say these things to me, I dwell on it and usually stay up most of the night crying. I ask myself if I am just being too sensitive, but than again who else gets to hear this every day? I recently found a way to focus my anger and depression on something else. It is called motivation. I am motivated to improve myself for the better. In life, you have to accept what you can’t change, and change what you can’t accept. I cannot wait to see the looks on everyone’s faces when I come back in August a different person. I will make them regret what they have said.

 

The most important rule in your life is to never let anyone diminish your dreams and tell you that you aren’t capable of doing something. They are wrong.

By: Veronica Ganzi