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Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

~ Burton Hills<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hello everyone. I had a huge argument with my second mom last night, and we had to have a two-hour talk about what happened so we could resolve things. Everything started getting really bad by February.<\/p>\n

I had been feeling unloved,. I had been giving up on myself for school, happiness, and so forth, and I have been extremely depressed and left out. I am slowly getting back into the habit of taking my Zoloft and my Omega-3 gummies, which have been helping me with my moods a little bit.<\/p>\n

I am feeling much better about school now that I’m back on pace. Every time me and my second mom have our talks after arguments, I respect her more and more because she shows me that she really is trying hard to be the best second mom she can be.<\/p>\n

So because of everything that has been going on, I have decided to tell you a good amount of the things that make me happy so that way I can try and return to normal.<\/p>\n

I am writing a fantasy series. I am working on my first book called “Skyward.” I am on Chapter 6 right now. I haven’t been writing much of it for a few weeks now because I haven’t been feeling really inspired, but I assure all of you that I will be pushing myself to write more and more these next few months so I can get it finished.<\/p>\n

In musical theater, I have a solo and I am so excited about it. I will be singing “Chasing Pavements” by Adele. The cool thing is I don’t tic at all when it comes to singing, acting or dancing. Before and after, I tic like crazy, but while I’m performing it, I forget about my disabilities completely. It’s like I’m in another world —\u00a0a peaceful world.<\/p>\n

I have made a couple of new friends, and one of them is like me. She wants to be a famous singer also. Going to Busch Gardens with them and my best friend was an awesome thing. When I ticked, nobody seemed to care. It was like no one noticed. I felt I could be myself. And, I went on a rollercoaster that I thought had no parts going upside down…I was wrong. I am never going on the ride again. But, I feel braver than ever.<\/p>\n

My friends make me feel better and make me laugh all the time. No matter how angry, frustrated, upset, depressed, sad or agitated I am, they always make me smile. They love me for who I am. They are like my second family.<\/p>\n

And, of course, my biological family is my heart and soul. Yes, we get on each other’s nerves, and yes, we get mad, but we always find a way to bring back the happiness. We love and support each other no matter what.<\/p>\n

And, finally, Twitch and Jerk<\/a><\/strong> and the Teens4TS blog make me excited and happy all the time. Twitch and Jerk sometimes makes me feel like I’m living a double life. I love giving advice to people. I love helping everyone who needs help, and I love the love we all share. It’s a beautiful feeling.<\/p>\n

Teens4TS is such a great blog, too. I love being a part of it and sharing my posts with my fans on Twitch and Jerk. I thank you all for taking the time to read this. It makes me feel tons better to list the things I love the most.<\/p>\n

So my question of the week is: What makes you happy? I want to hear from you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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