I am a writer by heart. When I write, I feel like I can be totally uninhibited and let go. This is great when I am trying to impress teachers, but I have found that it rubs other people the wrong way, like I am trying to be over-grandiose and condescending. When I read some papers that I wrote years ago, I feel a little embarrassed with what I write.
Anyways, it's my birthday tomorrow and I was going to do something original on Facebook by posting a tribute to Muhammad Ali, who has had a big impact on my life. I think this is a case where I may be overstepping too far out of the comfort zone and don't want to regret it. It is truly how I feel, but there are a lot of other true feelings that I have that are best kept to myself. I was hoping I could post it here and get some reactions from people before I post it to my social network and regret it later. Here it is:
Turning 25 is a good milestone for me to reflect on what brought me here. My idol and inspiration The G.O.A.T. I may be turning 25 today but I'm still young, handsome, fast, pretty, and can't possibly be beaten. Consider this a chance for me to give everyone else a birthday gift and take 10 minutes to watch the video. My favorite part is at 8:32. He takes a devastating punch, but springs right back up ready for more and avenges his loss. THAT is what life is about. Life is full of ups and downs. The trick is to find a way to minimize the number of valleys and maximize the height of your peaks, and Muhammad Ali helped me to try to do just that. He maximized his potential in all walks of life and still treated everyone with respect and a playfulness. I hope I can use the next 25 years to have an impact on others similar to his on me, whatever that scale may be, and still be floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee
NOTE: I will probably delete this after a few days and get some quality feedback.