Happiness

I'm happy. I'm content. Because. 

I've worked so hard to get here. After every flip. Every wrong thing. 

Yesterday was literally one of the best days of my life. 

The salty water, the stinging in my eyes. It didn't stop me. I kept paddling, I kept going. I paddled my HEART out there, the adrenaline rush. The water, the beat of the drum pounding in my heart, the shouting. EVERYTHING. Was worth it for the feeling. I had fun. We dominated. We came. And We paddled EVERYTHING out there. 

And I was OVERJOYED when we got FIRST PLACE. In B DIVISION. I was Happy. SO happy. 

It takes a lot. To be perfectly content with yourself. And Doug taught me that. 

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But everyone around me is so sad, so depressed. Bored with their life. So I'll sacrifice my happiness for them. Even if they might not realize, how much I care. I won't let them drown. I won't let their depression eat them from the inside out, until there is nothing left.

Because they are my friends. People to laugh with, and people I know in my life. So I will go to their side

Give them and tell them. Everything I have to offer. Everything I could ever say. And Hope, that they would listen to me. And Pick themselves up. And be strong. 

Because it isn't easy. To fix yourself. I admit it is very hard. It is tough. But through everything you can survive. You can live your life, perfectly content. Perfectly happy. 

We'll bring you to victory. One step at a time. 

It's because I care. Because honestly, almost no one does.