Do you ever feel small and insignificant?

As I looked up at the clouds outside my house today, I thought about how massive each cloud was that passed over me. I contemplated how small of a speck I would be in comparison to these ginormous clouds. I continued to think about how minuscule my presence was within the giant universe that I call home.

I started thinking on a more realistic level in comparing myself to being just one student among 31,958 other undergraduate students just like me at Alabama.

I started making a pros & cons list to visualize my life.

As the cons rushed to my mind at first, they eventually started settling on the sidelines to allow the pros to take the spotlight. I struggled at first to think of pros but as I challenged myself to think deeper I came up with a lengthy list.

I thought about the people that believed in me no matter what I did, I thought about the people that were rooting for me to succeed, I thought about friends and family, I thought about my self-ambitions and I thought about the people that would be a part of my life in the future.

The pros outweighed the cons by the end of this nice pity party. But the surprising fact is that this former pity party just turned into a joyful party by the end.

Always remember that someone is rooting for you, whether you realize it or not. And even if you don't think anyone in the whole entire world is on your side, find comfort that I am thinking about you. Maybe not personally but I’m definitely wishing happiness over the subjective idea of what you represent.

I aim to make the people that feel alone instead feel loved. Sometimes I struggle with how to reach the entire world with this motto but I figure if I keep spreading the word, people will see the brightness and join me on this journey of joy.