Canaan's Blog

Time. That's what our lives are made up of.  Time.  Every single second of every day is used some way or another. Some people spend their time finding hope. Some people spend their time on social networking sites till' the day's end.  For me, I wish I could have used a lot of my time growing up on other things. Unfortunately, I can never go back. Today, I'm going to write about a form of time, which is the past. My past. For me, I want to forget everything I was growing up. I'm ashamed of who I was. Who I am today is the fault of my past. It haunts me every single day I am alive. I remember the people I've met who have wronged me. I remember the people who have encouraged me. For some reason, I remember the scars more than the healers. For me, my past has taught me downright nothing. My college classes are going pretty rough, because I can't obtain the material. I never learned how to actually take notes. My friendships are rough bec...

I have learned a lot about myself this summer I learned about friendship. I learned about loss. I learned about being alone. I learned about being socially active. I learned that most of the time in life, you have to do things by yourself. I also learned how to make the most out of the day you have without other people there. I learned how to be a part of a team.      I learned how a team can struggle. I learned that I love to travel. I learned that traveling all the time can cause some problems (like flat tires, bathroom stops, accidents.) I learned how to lend a helping hand. I also learned to not be a doormat, and let people walk all over you. Now, you might be asking yourself, "This has nothing to do with learning about yourself", but I'm here to tell you that you're wrong, because it's all about experience.  Throughout the years, I have had this persona of being a weird/hyper person. I wore this face of happiness, but in reality, I was searching for the very...