Getting Over It

Well, I can't believe my Spring Break is over. I feel as though it went WAY TOO FAST. Anyways, this post isn't meant to be depressing, I kind of mean for it to be uplifting. I hope it comes out that way.

Whenever you spilled some of your favorite cereal as a child, let's say Count Chocula for example, and you would cry and cry that you can't eat it anymore, what did your parents say? "Grab a towel," "clean this up," or maybe even "get over it," were all used. Well, maybe your parents weren't that straightforward, but I hope you get the picture.

We as humans are meant to dwell on things. We will lose or become so depressed over something that we will sit and dwell for hours, days, weeks, months, or even years perhaps if something hurts us so badly. When we grow so attached to something, and it leaves us for whatever reason or is in danger of leaving us, we are going to dwell on the things that we could've, should've, and would've done to make it better, and we hardly ever act. We just sit in our solemn silence. We let all of those "What if's" invade our brain and cause massive havoc on them.

I am probably one of the more vulnerable people to these issues. I have been known to cry over spilled milk for days, even after it has been cleaned up. I will dwell and dwell for hours thinking about how I'll never see this milk again and how much I miss it. (It's a metaphor people, I like using them, of course I don't cry over spilled milk..... Well, on occasion I do. Especially if it is chocolate milk. But back to the point.) However, as stated in my famous 27 minute long video, one of my biggest obstacles is... "Getting Over It."

Let's face it. When people tell us to "Get Over It," we usually think they are being snide and rude and we usually just ignore them, thinking that we will get over it in our own time. However, some of these things are hard to get over, and take time. We must take time for ourselves to be able to think about our situation and truly, "Get Over It."

However, some people, (me included), are very impatient with this project. I want to get over things RIGHT THIS SECOND. I want to be able to get over things quickly, I can't wallow in my own depression like always. I want to be happy again. So, I try as hard as I can to "Get Over It" as quickly as possible, trying to just climb out of my pit of depression, but something comes along and knocks me down back to where I started.

What I think I have learned about "Getting Over Things" is that they take time. Who KNOWS how long it takes, but the fact is that it does take time. And that doesn't mean that we need to just sit there and think and think and think and wait for things to get better. That isn't going to help. To work our hardest to "Get Over Things" we need to make sure we take steps one at a time, and stay as firm as we can in those steps ((c) Tyler). We must make actions and have mindsets that are focused on getting better, and all of the good in life. It will take time sure, but that doesn't mean we should just let those things dear to us drift as we get farther away from them as we wait for things to get better.

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Yes, as some of you know, I have been going through drama. And it hurts. I know it does. But I can't give up. What kind of person would I be if I did that? I need to stick my neck out for once in my life, and if it doesn't work, oh well, at least I tried. At least I took that step to "Get Over It." Over Spring Break, I have learned that thinking about loss and worrying about it isn't going to help the situation any. We need to talk and try to communicate our problems, it's the only way for progress to be made.

Now, I know some of you will be saying that this isn't fair, or that it's too hard, but if I, DANIEL JENKINS, the person who plays EVERY VIDEO GAME on Easy Mode, can do it, what's stopping you? "Getting Over It" is not going to be easy, but it's certainly not out of reach.

As long as we try every single day to make our lives better, we are going to finally be able to clean up that Count Chocula, wipe those tears away, and grab another fresh bowl, because in the end, we all deserve to be happy, whether it be with chocolate-flavored cereal, or best friends whom you love dearly.

~This is Deej, signing off.