Integrals and Black Diamonds

"You don't drown by falling in water. You drown by staying there"

I was sitting in my room tonight with Mia finishing up homework because we missed school. She started working on her Calculus and got frustrated. "I'm just not doing it," but I knew that if i could get her to understand she would do it and be proud of herself for persevering. Now I'm looking over at her and she's finishing the assignment.

Likewise, today while we were skiing on the very peak of the mountain I was extremely terrified. We're talking on the verge of tears. I wanted to cry because it was harder than a double black and looking down was vertical. Sure enough, Mia went down a little and encouraged me to just let go of my fears and go for it. As soon as I made the first turn I was fine. I was so grateful to have her with me because like the quote I was not going to get anywhere by staying in the same place.

These two instances really taught me a lot about the importance of friends. They are there to help you when you want to give up.

My job for you: Help a friend. They will appreciate it.

Helping hand?

"Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm ... As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others."

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn is one of my favorite women of all time. I can't help but respect her great career but what I love the most about her level of class. There are very few women who are always classy, and for this reason I look up to her as a role model and only hope I can someday be as classy as her and also self-suficent, like her quote tells us we should all be.