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Conveniently, this is my first post and I felt "Firsts" to be an appropriate topic. There's a first for everything, or so it's said. But, firsts can be scary; anything ranging from trying new foods to skydiving with a baby panda bear strapped to your chest while you use a parachute made out of a quesadillas (do not attempt, although if attempted one would reach max awesomeness) can be scary because they're new. In my own opinion, firsts are wonderful things, no matter what they are. Each and every one of them opens up a new path to new experiences and new things. What would have happened if you didn't try something that love today for the first time? If I never tried gymnastics, my love and passion for urban gymnastics wouldn't exist.
I'm not saying that all first things are good either; today I fractured my ankle, I've never had a bad injury in my life until just a couple of hours ago. Also, I fractured my ankle doing one of the things I love, my friends and I were doing an urban gymnastics course up at the Utah Olympic Park. Even though it hurts and it keeps hurting as I type, I'm somewhat glad that this happened. Sure, I'm gonna be bored for a while and not being able to do urban gymnastics, mountain biking, or the many other various activities that I participate in is going to be awful, I'm still glad that I am having this experience. Back in the seventh grade I had an art teacher, she went by the name Ms. Corrigan, who I thought was great, one day of class she walked in and her whole face was bruised. I'm saying her whole face was black and blue. She took off her sunglasses to show us her bruised eyes, explained what happened, and said, "The worst things in life make the best stories." I know that my friends and will look back on the bad experiences we've had and laugh; the first time I badly hurt myself will not be forgotten. So, my advice to you is to accept firsts, and don't worry about the possible outcomes, because you'll either be happy that you tried something new, or its gonna be a funny story for the future.
