Hard work

Work hard!

FEAR

I'm afraid of the dark.

I'm afraid of growing up.

I'm afraid of leaving for 2 years. 

I'm afraid of moving out. 

I'm afraid of not succeeding.

I'm afraid of spiders.

I'm afraid of snakes.

I'm afraid to die.

Family

We all the when life gives you lemons you make lemonade,

But what do we do when life gives you bricks,

Build a house, 

Smash them

Treat them like dirt

Use them to reach higher

-answers from my family

My family is such a big part of me, I'm not sure what I would do without them.They do so much for me every day, but sometimes I treat them like dirt.

Because I have a bad day at school or I go through a hard time, sometime I take for granted the things to parents do for me (they do everything for me)

Lately I have started to thank them more and appreciate their love more.

Families will be there for you every step of the way, but sometimes we treat them like dirt. The point is your family will always support you in the decisions ou make and what not.

We all need to notice the things they do for us, and stop treating them like bricks.

-Hank Gathers-

P.s. If you haven't told your parents to love them lately well...

Trying hard

The worst thing that a person can go through is trying your hardest and failing. You just go through a pain and sorrow that you aren't good enough, so you should just give up.

Everyone at one point fails, the real guess is if you're going to get up and try again, think of Michael Jordan if he wasn't cut from his high school team he wouldn't be the greatest to ever play the game

 Look at it like this, we should all be like Michael and because of that pain and sorrow he went through, it only brought him to greater heights. He didn't want to feel that emotion ever again, so why do we give up?

It's because our friends ridicule us and say you have no chance, because your parents doubt you. Stand up today and show them all that they are wrong! 

You can do anything you set your mind too!

-Hank Gathers-

America

We take so much for granted, 

Because of the troops serving in the military we are able to live free in this great nation. 

We don't live on the streets, or on small little houses like people do in Mexico. 

We are given the proper food and clothes we need by our parents. 

We go to one of the best high schools in the state. 

Living in Utah valley isn't bad, when you think of complaining because you don't like that food, just think it would mean the world to a kid that is starving. 

Take advantage to say thank you every chance you get.

We are truly blessed every day to live in America. May we never forget 911 also.

God Bless the USA 

-Hank Gathers-

Love

Love is like a roller coaster it takes you up and down and loops around, it makes you seek it gives a thrill.

Love is like a computer it can be very complicated and hard I understand, it has loads of info and it can help you in so many ways. 

Love is complicated people try to describe it but many people love in different ways. It can mean one thing to one person but to another it can mean something totally different.

That is the great thing about love it's not one specific thing that you do to love. It is anything you want it to be. 

The kid of a little kid

I always want to go back and be a 6 year old again. As a kid you didn't have to worry about what other people think about you. You were able to play with little toys and create games with your friends. You didn't care about girls so there was no drama. 

I could lay on my bed and my mom would rub my back. You could play imaginative games with yourself or your friends. 

Coloring was the best part of school, math was easy, and all you did as a kid was play, being a 6 year old was great! 

I would go back to being 6 if I could

It's a jungle

High school is a place to see your friends, it can also be a place you dread going too because you feel as I you don't fit in. High school can be hard, but if you don't care what other people think about you it makes it a little easier. 

People are being left out or bullied, no one likes being left out or bullied. I know some of you think you are too cool to be nice to people, but later in life you may ask yourself "why did I bully little jimmy" you have no idea how it affects the person. It should give ou a better reason to be nice to everyone

We all need to try to be nice to everyone, not having the regret of bullying will benefit you in the long run.

-Hank Gathers- 

I am here

I'm here today wondering how I'm going to keep practicing and getting better. I am here trying to be noticed a little. I know I'm not a robot because I make mistakes. 

I'm here and I can't go anywhere unless I try so I'm going to make the best of it.

Intro

Hank gathers was an American basketball star at Loyola Marymount University.

He led the nation in points and rebounding in the same season, this was a great accomplishment because he was the 2nd to do this in the history of college basketball.

After he dunked it off an alley oop against Portland State he collapsed from a heart attack, and did not get back up. 

I don't like writing very much, but I'm going to try and put myself out there and learn to love it.