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A Final Goodbye

So long Odyssey

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A Final Goodbye
Justice Schihl

In life, we have to say goodbye to things and people at some point in time. Whether it be because you lost someone close, moving away or leaving something in the past, goodbyes can be difficult but they always come whether we like it or not. After a long thought process, I have decided to say goodbye to the Odyssey. This will be my final article and I am looking forward to finding something else to put my effort into.

While I have wrote for the Odyssey for a little over a year now, I feel like I have gotten to say a lot about life, family, friends and TV shows. Odyssey has given me a voice and for some reason, people wanted to hear it. Throughout my time writing for Odyssey, I have gotten to tell my mom and grandpa how much they mean to me, I got to tell people about my past and about what I want in my future, I got to talk about sports and my passion for them, and I got to express my thoughts on important issues.

Writing helped me when I kind of felt lost in my life and when I was trying to figure out what path I wanted to go down. It helped me face things that I have never faced in my life and helped me move on. It taught me that everyday you need to live the life you desire no matter what anyone says or thinks about you; you need to brush off the haters and keep going. It helped me realize that I am stronger than I think and maybe doing better in life than I could ever hope for. Sometimes people take things a little too personal and sometimes people are a little too emotional but that is just how life is.

Now it is time for me to move on. I think I have gotten everything I could out of writing for the last year and I think it is time for someone else to find their way through writing. It is time for me to find something new in my life that I can put time aside for once a week to help me grow into a better person. At the time, I am not sure exactly what that is but I am excited to move on.

I have gotten to read a lot of great articles from some of my co-creators and I just want to say that you guys are pretty amazing for having the guts to say exactly how you feel knowing that there are people out there who will not agree with you and might criticize you, but you just put you heart into your work. I think some of you will find a great life in this industry of talking about current events and talking about our generation. You guys give me hope that our generation is not as bad as everyone makes it out to seem. I think we are a very caring generation despite all the hate in the world.

So this is my final goodbye, my final piece and my standing ovation. It sure has been one heck of a ride.

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