Life Quotes in Action

As I sit here, terrified that I am barely passing any of my classes and barely able to pay for rent, utilities and food, I am reminded of a quote I read before the new year: Do It or Get Out of the Way.

This goes for anything in life. I am studying harder than ever, I am cutting back on food (which is why I have been posting about soup lately) and my bi-weekly coffee runs. I am determined to make it on my own. I am determined to succeed.

If I don’t, then I will fail (to me, Don’t is a bad word. It means you didn’t try at all). I will go back to Akron in shame. That is the “get out if the way” part if the quote. If I can’t, then I can at least say that I tried my damnedest. I would still need to “get out of the way.”

I need to “do it.” I need to survive.