Finding your Passion

I’ve never been good at art. Heck, I didn’t even take art in high school because of how bad I am at it. I consider myself to be as talented as a preschooler when it comes to art (okay, maybe a little bit less talented). I can barely draw stick figures and when I do, I always find something wrong with them. I would always say to myself “the guy’s head is too big,” or “the girl’s nose is too small.” So yeah, even though I have a lot of respect for artists and enjoy going to an art museum every once in a while, I don’t have that talent. To be honest, I never did.
I’ve never been good at sports. I’ve tried just about every single sport, all the way from gymnastics to softball. Let’s just say, in softball, I never ran as fast as the other girls on my team. For the whole two weeks I was in gymnastics, I was no Laurie Hernandez. I could barely do a summer salt and last time I checked, just by doing a summer salt, will not get you into the Olympics. The only thing I considered myself “decent” in, was the pencil roll. I could do that, as I learned how to do a regular roll in pre-school, when they were teaching us fire safety.
I’ve never been good at being neat. I’m not talking about a bedroom or any other room for that matter, as I consider myself to be okay with that. I’m talking about in grade school, with desks and lockers. It seemed that just about everyday in 6th grade, my locker was jammed. Once the nice janitor would open it for me, it seemed like everything just fell to the floor. Somehow, I still got decent grades and never really forgot to do assignments.
However, I think one thing that I do have to give myself credit for, is writing. That is probably one of the only things that I can say that I’ve always been good at. In school, English was always my best subject. In fact, when I was a senior in high school, I had finally made it into honors English, which still to this day, is one of my biggest accomplishments. Even though I’ve accomplished a lot with my writing in the past few years, I still haven’t accomplished my biggest dream. That, is to write a novel and see it on the shelves of a store like Barnes and Noble. That.. that is just in-explainable. If I could do that, I know I would hit a peak in my career. That would be a turning point for me, in my career, as well as in my life.
So, my advice to you, is to always pursue the thing you are passionate about. Whether you make it your career, or a side hustle. I wasn’t passionate about art, hence why I never got any better. I was never passionate about softball or gymnastics, hence why I never got any better. Writing is something I am passionate about, and even though I am not going to school for journalism, it’s something that has helped me accomplish so much in my life. It reminds me that everything is going to be okay. It’s my escape. That is something that can never be taken away from me. More importantly, that’s something that I will never forget.
