The aftermath
The aftermath of it all The day came to perform my monologue. I went second-to last. It was absolutely terrifying. I was shaking the whole time and my adrenaline was through the roof. My biggest fear was mostly that I did not know my lines well enough, even though I practiced them diligently for days. It came about that I knew my lines better than I thought. Sometimes we really psych ourselves out. We second guess things, sometimes even our entire lives and we shouldn't. We must continue to do our best, and when it come time to test if that best is enough, all we can do is hope that it is and know that we did what we could. Worry never solves anything, it only makes things worse.We must teach ourselves to be confident in what we do and how we work. In times that we seem to fail, or our best isn't good enough, all we can do is let it go and continue to grow. We must remember how hard we worked and how good we are. It's okay to be satisfied, proud even, of yourself. As long...