Legacy

I feel that I am extremely lucky. Aside from some nitpicky moments, I do not hold one major regret from senior year. I am perfectly content with how my high school career ended. Obviously, I am not perfect and I did not have a perfect year. I believe that ups and downs are inevitable. But, at the same time, I lived my life to the fullest and thoroughly enjoyed high school, one last time. I believe I accomplished this by living by the “Yes Man’s” motto. If you haven't seen the movie Yes Man, first off, you should go watch it, now. But, if you need a recap, Jim Carrey emerges from his slump of negativity by simply responding yes to every request anyone asks him. I applied this motto to my senior year. I got involved in everything that I had a minor possible interest in doing and it paid off. For most of the year I was too busy and too stressed and simply exhausted, but I was having so much fun. Some things that I did I wish I wouldn't have, but I would rather live with the repercussions of trying rather than the depression of what could have happened by not trying. For example, maybe coaching a u10 boys rec soccer team, working at a law firm, taking five AP classes, playing division 1 soccer, participating in three clubs and much more was not a good idea the first semester. Fortunately, iQuest gave me the gift of time and allowed me to complete a lot more homework than would have been possible. iQuest helped me realize that time is always available, you just have to find it. You cannot control time, but you can trust your ability to effectively gage and enjoy all the time in your life. Choose to participate in everything senior year because you don't want to miss out. Finally, don't worry about finding your personality and life path senior year, just enjoy the last year of your life that stability and structure is provided for you. Farewell!