I've traveled the world. I've climbed to staggering heights, and I've been to the ocean floor. I've seen the ancient civilization of Greece. I've walked the great city of Rome, and have seen the old Roman Coliseum battleground. Yet no matter how far I have gone, or how far I will go, the biggest influence and impact on my life came from the little Arizonan city of Surprise. It was quite a surprise indeed, but not one I had ever expected. Diana Danger walked into my life on October 29th, 2009. Since that day, my life could otherwise be someone else's life, I have changed that much. She has given me a new outlook on life, and has helped me map the road to my future.
Before I met Diana, I could be perhaps what you call a social recluse. I spent most of my time inside, playing alone on my computer, or on a video game console of some kind. I got outside, but it wasn't very often. Even less often were the times when I got out into public, just to hang out. Hanging out with my friends consisted of staying inside with them, doing the same kind of things I do, like playing on the computer, but with another person in the room. Until I got my license, started driving, and met Diana, I didn't think that would ever change. Diana is pretty much the exact opposite of who I used to be. While I would be inside wallowing in the dark, Diana would be outside breathing in the life filled air, enjoying every second the most she possibly could. Once I met this amazing person, I was able to see the outside world through a pair of borrowed eyes. She taught me to understand that being outside, free, imaginative, and generally more outgoing are healthy and will always benefit my life in the end.
Who I was in my past is always going to be a part of me. I hope to see the essence that is the present me in the future for a long while to come, but only time can tell that story. However, it can't be said that Diana has not helped me plan into my future in addition to swaying my present. Merely a few months ago to this day, my future was a cloudy, uncertain, and perhaps entirely frightening one, that I was scared to step into. Now, though, my future is a much more clear, bright, and welcoming one filled with the chance of prosperity and success. I feel more confident in myself, and in my ability to do what I do best, which is something I have almost never felt. It can be easily said that this girl, this being, this inspiration, perhaps gave me the step up I needed to become what I aim to be in my life.
It has only been a few months since I met her. Yet, now, it feels as if I have known her my entire life, and everything that I am is intertwined within her earthen spirit, a spirit that has taught me more in a few months then my life, my travels, my expeditions, my family, and my other friends have taught me in the course of 17 years. It is sometimes said that most teenagers have one event, or thing that happened to them that helped mold them into the way their life played out. In many years, even if we move apart, split up, become distant, or become disconnected entirely; I will forever be able to reference Diana Danger Peterson as the event that opened my eyes, changed my life, and pushed me down the road to my future.
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