buzzed.

I am now an official graduate of East Knox High School. I am so thrilled to be out of high school, much more thrilled than i thought i would be. High School is a phase. It's something that you only go through once and is remembered throughout the rest of a persons life. High School is "the best days of your life." Well, it's over for me as well as the rest of my former classmates. Change has come. It's the perfect time for it.

What do i want to change now that i'm out of high school? I want to be happier. I want to love life. I want to love myself and others more. I want to forget about all of the ridiculous drama from high school. I want to gain maturity. I want to choose my friends (this may be my favorite). I want to be free. In an effort to make the change known, I shaved my head. Now, i know what you're thinking: "Ben! Why did you do that?? You love your hair!" Well, it's time for me to stop letting my hair define who i am. It's time for me to stop hiding behind it. It's time to "shave away" high school and all that came with it. The past. This truly is a new beginning, not an end.

I think very symbolically. Yes, even when it comes to my hair. Shaving my head, to me, represented embracement. I am embracing who i am and who God made me to be. I am erasing the bad that has happened in the past and starting anew. I am regaining myself and becoming visible.

None of this may make sense, and if that's the case then i apologize, however, it makes sense to me. In an effort to love myself and forget my insecurities and finally begin to see worth in me, this needed to be done. I am so greatful that this has happened. I am free. I have never felt better.