By LEAH MONTEJANO
Staff Writer
At the beginning of this year, I felt insignificant. I was taking too BIG steps for someone far too small, and as the year progressed I formed into something bigger and better than I have ever been able to accomplish. I passed through obstacles of losing friends, unrequited love, school struggles, family difficulties, the list goes on. It took me a long time to realize I was the source of my own sadness and that is when I decided to take action. I began to put in the effort, I started to pick up my old hobbies again, I finally found a group of friends that accept me for me. I learned too many things to keep track of this year. I have learned what loss feels like but I have also learned what self-worth feels like. I have learned what it feels like to be loved but I have also learned what it feels like to be hated. I have learned that relationships won’t last forever, platonic or romantic. I have learned that people show love in different ways. But most of all I have learned what it means to be myself and grow into a human being I am proud of.