November 7th: So, Here's a Story from A-Z

Hey there!

It's been a minute. Sorry, I forgot that I had a blog.

Oops. College student life is wacky though!

Just kidding. I literally just forgot.

Anyways, I had my first performance in front of a live audience yesterday! In a hole-in-the-wall donut shop. I stared at my phone the entire time, but it was nice to hear the applause.

I almost backed out, then I remembered the risks and chances I'd been advising to you guys. 'Do it for the blog' has given me a new sense of purpose and adventure. Within acceptable limits, of course.

It exhilarated me, though, to have my poems "Diverge" and "Small Symphonies" shared with people besides my immediate friend group. It opened up my world and I found another small local business to go and support in my college's town.

It was one of my ambitions to find small but meaningful places during my college experience and this was one of them.

Today, I went to a lip sync battle from my college's sororities and faternities to dance and jam out from a $1000 dollar prize. Our roomate was participating and it was at this old, old theater that has been around for a long time. It was a little disorienting being in such a historical building with pop music blaring, but nonethesless, it was an amazing experience.

Live performances need more hype!

But yeah, those were my two days. I went to my college's lognue and read iwth my roomate intentionally. Trying to not stress about the future has been what I'm working on. The worrying was starting to creep up on me. The issues with money and where I'm going to be living next year.

But fun events and activities help me cope with the fact that life isn't a game you can always win at. There's challenges and hardships that are extremely difficult to ignore.

The good news is that the sun will rise in the morning and that's enough. The next day will come and be even better than the last.

Get some sleep. Drink some water and treat yourself to a dessert once in a while.

Don't forget how much people care about you and your well-being.

There's always, always a reason to keep going.