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If You Can
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired of waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream --and not make dreams your master;
If you can think -- and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there's nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold On!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings -- nore lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everthing that's in it
**My Parents.** My Mom, Natalie, Step-Dad, Thomas, Dad Bill, and my Step-Mom Jody. They have taught me to hold onto the strength within me no matter what. And that life will go on, as long as you trust that it will. **My Best Friend Forever.** Alicia Winn. The person who knows me the best, probably more than I know myself. I trust her more than anyone else and know that she will always be there by my side. She has let me lean on her since the first day that I met her, and if it weren't for her I probably would have never gotten back up after all of my falls. Thank You for sticking with me. **My Never Changing Relationship.** Chelsea Druce. Who I can dance and sing my heart out in front of and who doesn't judge me. Who still knows me as her 3rd grade bestfriend, making it so that none of our problems really matter, because we know that "The sun'll come out tomorrow.." **A Rising Friend** Luis Morales. Who is teaching me that no matter how hard something is for you, you should look it in the face and stop fearing it, that you might amaze yourself in the end. You have taught me that no matter how hard life gets, you can always trust that it WILL get better. He has never wanted to give up on life, and he amazes me. **A Fallen Friend.** Michael Martinez. Who taught me to always hold onto who you are and don't ever attempt to change. Even if people talk about you behind your back to try and make you look bad and them look better. He showed me that those people are only weaker people because of the many times they have fallen. But, also that they are stronger for getting back up.. Thanks Mike. **My Unforgettable Friend.** Sonja Hall. She understood, everything. She saw me, how I see myself and accepted me. She changed me. I love you forever Sonja and I will never forget you. If it weren't for you, I would have lost who I was during our adventures throughout Europe, but because of you I have become who I want to be. My **Big Brother**. Bill. Who gives me someone to love and care about so much that I can't explain it, I just feel it. I miss you forever. But, I know that you will be successful, if you just remember who you are and understand who you can be. **My Long Lost Friend** David (Knodel) Drechsel. Who was one of the first people I have ever been able to trust and be myself around. Who makes me who I want to be and who will always give me the time of day and hasn't given up on our relationship.. even though I haven't seen him in 4 years and he lives 100's of miles away. Thank You David and I hope that we are strong enough to continue this forever. **My Step-Sister and Friend** Brandie Jones. You are amazing. You have had an interesting life, but in the end, despite everything, you have proven yourself strong. **My 'Cousin'** Madison Johnson. For never turning your back on me. For always listening to my 'middle of the night talks' even when you are dead tired and all I am talking about is myself. When we were 4 I thought that you were a great person.. my thoughts about you have never changed. You should be proud.. you are amazing and will always be one of my heroes.