“It’s not whether you get knocked down. It’s whether you get back up” –Vince Lombardi
Safe to say I’ve been knocked down. I’m 20 years old and I have every reason to stand back up, brush the dust off and start climbing again. It doesn’t make it easier though. It’s common sense, when you fall you’re likely to get hurt. And the harder you fall, the bigger the bruises. So right now I’m brushing myself off and checking my wounds, and I’m getting up. But where do I go from here? For the past two+ years I’ve only known one life, one path. At the end their were a thousand possibilities. But I just got detoured from that road and it’s like going from fresh pavement to wandering through the woods. I’m lost.
So here’s the deal. Coast Guard Barbie just lost the CG. And as confused as I may be right now, I’m optimistic. I can’t and won’t let this get me down! I fell and I’m getting back up now. I may take a minute to lick my wounds but I won’t take too long. And while I take this minute to figure out where I go from here, I will not stop. I will keep going.
I’m still Barbie. Just not CG Barbie. I’m going back to my roots. New Hampshire. So it’s NHBarbie now. And if there’s one thing I know how to do, it’s fight and overcome and that is what I am doing. I am fighting and I will overcome!