Our Story
2017, I was depressed, overweight, and done with life.
One thing I think people struggle with is, keeping the hard times in the front of their minds. Remembering what they went through, are currently going through, and what hurt them in the past. One thing I tell people that I do because it helps me is, reminding myself where I was in 2017. I was depressed, 230lbs, and so done with life. A few days into 2017, I wrecked my car driving down a snowy hill. I had no insurance because I had an immature mindset that it was my dad’s responsibility to pay for everything I needed. I couldn’t afford to go back to college for the second semester since I had neither a job nor money. I was embarrassed about where I was in life. My cousin lived 1.5 hours away and offered me a place to stay since I had nowhere to call home. On February 14th, 2017, I started working at Walmart. It was my first real job out of high school. Every night I would walk home and feeling so empty and down, I just didn’t care anymore. I was lost, unhappy. and toxic. I hated it.
In 2018, my older brother set me up with an opportunity. I didn’t know it at the time, but it would change my life. At the time, I was living 90 miles away; One way, working the night shift. I would drive 1.5 hours each way, work 16 hours on Sunday, and 14-15 hour shifts Monday-Thursday (to make up for all the gas). I did this for a year and a half. I wanted the opportunity to grow into something big. I knew if I put my head down and got to work, I would be closer to my dreams than if I were to just complain and not put any effort in. What I understood at the time was, there is no way that I give my 110% every day and not move forward at all. What I understood was it wasn’t going to be easy, it wasn’t going to be all flowers and sunshine every day. Looking back, I don’t know how I did it, but I know WHY I needed to do it. So I did it anyway.
My brother helped change my life, so I owe it to the people around me and whoever else is feeling lost and just flowing through life, to help them move forward. I owe it to the people that kept pushing me when I was going through my dark times. I will help people.