Gives Me Hope

Last year, one of my best friends told me about this website called www.givesmehope.com. It is similar to the popular www.fmylife.com except that instead of focusing on the bad moments in your life, it focuses on moments in your life that make you want to keep going; moments in life that remind you that your life is not in fact "effed." I've been hooked ever since my best friend brought my attention to it.

Today I realized how important it is to always remember one of those givesmehope moments that have occurred in your life. Lucky for me, I could probably name like 50 off the top of my head. For others, it may not be so easy. But if it's not easy for you, try to at least think of one moment in your life that someone or something or just witnessing a random act of kindness gave you hope and hold onto that memory forever. Because when everything and everyone is telling you no or if it seems that your world is about to end, you have that one memory to get you through. That one memory that lets you know that good does exist in this world. So much good exists in this world.

I've had weight issues for a very long time. It was more apparent in middle school and high school. I couldn't wear the clothes that the other girls wore. I didn't always get invited to go out with my friends because I wasn't the type of girl that could attract guys. They didn't outright tell me this but I wasn't stupid like everyone always thought I was. I definitely wasn't the girl that guys had a crush on. I lost a little weight my senior year of high school and instead of gaining the freshman 15 in college, I lost the freshmen 15 and a lot more throughout the next years. To date, I'm down 60 lbs and happy but still working on it. My brother and I were at the mall and he knew I wasn't in the best of moods and we had a good talk and I felt better and then he made me feel even better afterwards; he took me to Abercrombie& Fitch. I think we all know about that store. I'm not usually materialistic but it has always been my dream to own and to fit into something from that store. My brother took me to that store today and told me to try on a shirt. I tried on a polo and it fit! And I felt comfortable in it! We didn't purchase it because it was quite expensive but maybe another day. To me, just knowing that I fit into a shirt from Abercrombie & Fitch and actually looked good in it and felt comfortable made me so happy. My brother knew it would make me happy. His advice and encouragement and knowing what to do to make his little sister smile Gives Me Hope.