Berkeley '14.
Jersey to Cali boy. Family first. Filipino. Get too attached. Gonna change the world. Not afraid to be me. Peace, love, and happiness.
Proverbs 3:5-6

People always ask why I gym so often. For me it really isn’t about getting bigger, it’s about getting stronger, not just physically, but emotionally. The gym is the one place I can actually think, or even better not think at all; relieve all frustration and just focus on myself and live in the moment, for once. To me I feel like it’s one of the only things I can control, the pain from the workout being self- inflicted. So yes, I would spend countless hours at the gym, relieving stress, getting away from the reality for a bit while still working to accomplish a goal. After the long hours at the gym, I could feel my body getting stronger, but emotionally I’d still be weak and I won’t stretch the truth. I honestly do get too attached and I do get hurt easily. Yeah you might say I may be strong on the outside but not on the inside. But if there is one thing I have learned it’s that the only muscle worth strengthening that says a lot about your character is your heart. You only hurt if you allow yourself to hurt. Your heart only aches if you allow your heart to ache. Remember how lucky you are, and honestly it’s taken me a while to realize this. But I have, and after taking one step forward then 3 steps back, after trying to jump and hoping to fly but finding myself falling to the ground, I am ready, ready to get back up and accomplish my goals, not just inside the gym, but outside as well.