Someone close to me recently said, “Sarah, can’t you just be happy with where you are. You’ve already achieved things in your life that a lot of people your age haven’t. Your already ahead so just slow down.”
You guys I am not going to lie this comment made me feel like someone stuck a pin in my balloon at the fair and knocked my ice-cream cone on the ground and stepped on it before I could yell 5 Second Rule!
I have said this before and I am going to say it again. I love the journey of getting back up and continuing to find new ways to grow. And I refuse to slow down to make other people feel more comfortable or because I have already experienced success with things in my past. If I can’t continue to grow and create new successful experiences in my life, then someone please tell me the point in life?
I’m going to share this story with you about myself as an elementary student. Some of you may find this hard to believe but if you have known me longer than five minutes you probably will not!
When I was in elementary school it never failed every time report cards came home there would be a little handwritten remark at the bottom in the comments sections that said, “Sarah is a good student but when she is finished with her classwork she becomes very talkative.” Can you believe they would say that! LOL. Most moms would probably have seen this comment and tried to find a way to correct their child’s talkative behavior but not my mom. She would reply, “Please give Sarah a dust rag when she is finished with her class work she is a great helper and would love to help clean up the classroom.”
My mom didn’t try to quiet me or punish me for being a talkative student. She knew I had a lot to say and it was probably a lost cause trying to find ways to shut me up. She knew that was just me being me, a child with a lot to say. I like to think my talkative behavior was an early sign of leadership, but some may disagree. Either way, my mom allowed me to be who I was and found other ways to approach the problems with me talking liking keeping me busy with other tasks. Thank you mom for not trying to shut me up and allowing me to be my true self. I can’t imagine how difficult of a task that may have been with a strong-willed child like myself. LOL
Therefore, I would like to politely respond with, “NO! I will not just be happy with my prior achievements because I still have a lot I want to learn and conquer in my life and NO! I will not slow down my hunger for more growth because it feels right and it’s part of what makes me who I am!” This urge I have to keep moving forward and find new forms of growth in my life is the same urge I had as an elementary student to talk in class when I was bored. I am just being my true authentic self and following an urge that feels right.
I refuse to shy away from being the loudest, boldest and best me. I will not allow other people’s judgement or insecurities slow me down or quiet me and you shouldn’t either!
Your voice doesn’t have to be loud but allow your actions to be!
Sarah Davis
If you can’t get excited and fired up about your journey through life, who will? You owe it to yourself to go for it. If it feels right and makes you feel alive then I say, DO IT! Do not settle for where you already are and for what yesterday had to offer. Tomorrow may open a door of opportunity you could have never dreamed of, so go for it today! BE LOUD, BE BOLD, BE EXTRA, BE EXCITED! DO IT FOR YOU!
do it for you 
You are Such an Inspiration
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