Achille's Tendon

"The name Achilles' heel comes from Greek mythology. Achilles' mother, the goddess Thetis, received a prophecy of her son's death. Hearing this, she dipped him into the River Styx to protect his body from harm. However, she kept hold of his heel, meaning that the water did not touch this part of his body and it was therefore vulnerable. During the Trojan War, Achilles was struck on his unprotected heel by a poisoned arrow shot by Paris, which killed him. In the same war, Achilles is also said to have cut behind Hector's Achilles tendons, having killed him, and threaded leather thongs through the incisions in order to drag him behind a chariot." -Wikepedia

1. Be nice
2. Don't be a duchebag
3. If you want to say something, put it in the Blog.

For the past four days I've been thinking about what I want to say and how I am going to say it. Well, for one, I belive the three points mentions above are possibly the best advice I've been given in a long time. The only reason being is because the person that gave them to me is dear and near in my heart.

Why...

Here's why: In my past blog I mentioned that I have difficulty making friends and sometimes even talking to people. Regular conversation is ok, I can do that. The kind of conversation that is deep I can only have with this ONE person. No it is not my mother, although she is very close. This person is the only friend that has been with me in the absolute worst and the absolute best. No matter what the situation is. And I miss this friend.

A lot of people think I'm strong, probably too strong. Well guess what? They are W-R-O-N-G!!!
What I consider to be strong is very different than actually being strong. This is what I have always told all my friends: It's your choice. Everyone has the choice to be strong in the most difficult cases. Death included. Everything is in the head of the affected person. In your head is also the will power to be strong and say 'I can do it.' Disney wasn't wrong when he said "If you believe, its possible." Well, I grew up with Disney and I do believe that if a person truly believes its possible, then it is. Think of the Wright brothers; they belived they could invent a flying machine and they did. Its in our own will to be able to do something or not do it.

*Want an A? Believe!
*Want to write a novel? Believe!
*Want to own a coorporation? Believe!
*Want to forget someone who hurt you? Believe!
*Want to be a millionaire? Believe!
*Want to invent something? Believe!
*Want to loose weight? Believe!
*Want to be beautiful? Believe!
*Want to get married? Believe!
*Want to be happy? Believe!

I'm a realist, and I know better than anyone that not everything in life is absolutely possible, but I believe we can get as close as we want to. It takes effort, determination and courage to acually believe that something can be done. I promise you, my dear reader, that it is very, very possible.

What about the Tendon? Everyone has weaknesses, right? Yes. Weaknesses are what make us loose faith and not believe that it can be done. My weakeness comes from forgetting what I am really worth. I'm not always strong, I just don't like to show it. I like to think that if I really want something, I'm not going to sit there and sulk. I'm not going to think of ten thousand reasons why it can't be done. I'm not going to look for pity parties. I'm not going to sit there and look at the past and just be depressed for ever. That is what makes us weak. Negativiy. Sitting in a room thinking of all the things that could have happened won't change anything. The past is unchangeable. The present is alone the only thing that will impact the future.

No, I am not always strong. Sometimes negativity invades all my thoughts and I start to hate myself and at that poitn I want to go to my comfort spot. Away form everyone. Doing that is very easy and it takes no effort at all. All it takes is me looking at the past and there I go, down a hole. Coming out of the hole takes A LOT of effort and I don't always have the energy. Instead, I try very hard to not look back. I stay focused on my life ahead. I have a lot of life left (maybe not in this system, which is lot better to think of), and in my future life I have a lot of plans. I have goals that I want to reach. I can't get there if I sit in my room all the time. I have to go out there and get it!

Will power is inside of everyone, you just have to believe.