"You've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything"

I heard the quote, "You've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anthing," on my way to school my sophmore year of high school. I was a dreary and rainy morning and I was not looking forward to my drive to high school. As I'm sure you all know, high school can be a life changing place. Sometimes the change is for the good, and sometimes for the worse. My friends and I were thick as theives. We had grown up with each other, played sports together, and even our parents grew up with each other. When we got to high school, older boys started to notice us, and we thought we were pretty cool. My friends convinved me to go to a party, and then one party turned into two, and three, and then every weekend. I was so worried about being cool and fitting in, that I put everything else second. My family, my church, and even school and sports. I wasn't performing well in any area of life. I knew what I was doing wasn't right. I was struggling with myself between what I wanted to be and who I was being. My battle with myself made me battle with everyone else. I fought with my sisters, my parents, and even my friends. I was going downhill fast and needed a change. It was on that rainy morning when I got my change. It was an old country song, I'm not even sure who sings it. The beat was good and it was keeping me awake, but other than that I wasn't paying attention. But then I heard the chorrus. "You've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything." Wow! Could those words be more perfect? I needed to stand for something, or I would (and was at the time) fall for anything. It was then I decided to get my act together. I stopped worrying about what others thought of me, and started worrying about what I thought of myself. I'm not saying I'm perfect now, but my priorities are straight and I am more true to myself. Any decision I make is because of me, not others pressuring me. I have beliefs, and I am willing to stand up for them. Who knew that that old country song on my old radio could impact my life in such a great way?!