Kelsey Sadler

Some things you just can’t learn..

Some things you just cannot learn by giving up. People do not realize that one must put up a fight in order to get what they want. We desire so many things in life and to earn these things we must work hard. Not everything in life is handed to us. I have learned this throughout my career in dance. Winning is not easy; it requires hard work. My freshman year of dance I was in the dance factory every single day. We had practice in the morning, and at night. We were there after school until actual practice started as late as eight o’clock sometimes. Usually I went without supper. Supper was not important though, winning was. I was not the only one doing this. All sixteen of us worked hard and put long hours in daily. We had long practices on the weekend and it was not always fun. Working hard is never easy, but it is always worth it. All the blood that was bled caused by injury, all the feelings that were hurt from critique, and all the tears that were cried caused by frustration were worth it. By it, I mean our trophies; our three first place trophies, our judge’s choice award, and best yet, our eighth place trophy at nationals. Out of all the teams in the nation, we were eighth.

When times get tough it is not okay to give up. Giving up is never an option when it comes to winning. Nowhere along our journey did any of us take a break. When the tasks got tougher, we pushed ourselves harder. I firmly believe people give up. “The grass is always greener on the other side.”  But your grass could be just as green if you took care of it. Work hard to get what you want out of life; we get out of life what we put into it.