There's not a chance I can't ...

Things are rather tough right now ... well, in my little world anyway.

The past is catching up to me, I know it, and it's affecting me in major ways. But I don't want to be stuck where I have been anymore -- I haven't been feeling totally worry-free and exhilarated since high school (the problems I thought I had turned out to be nothing in comparison).

... And the last time I was in high school was in 2001. It's now 2007.

For the past 5-6 years, I've been functioning, but not really living. My life has been moving sideways, not upward, like I had hoped.

I honestly am fed up.

I know that I can do better with the blessings I have, so I need a change. I need to face up to what I didn't. I really don't care (I can't) about what some people might consider as backtracking; it only means they don't understand and lack life experience.

Sometimes, you just need to take a step back to see the world.

Despite how I feel right now, I can do it. Everything will work out, and there is no reason why it wouldn't.

I know that I'm not the only one facing problems, and I'm probably not the only one facing these particular problems.

I have friends who love me and support me. I have people around me that have been through life and can attest to the fact that much worse than this could have happened.

I have someone who loves me beyond my wildest dreams, who may not always understand and may not always be sensitive to everything I have to say, but he is definitely supportive no matter what.

I have a home.

I am a good head on my shoulders. My brain can do some extraordinary things.

So, really, I have everything I need to succeed.