Wow.

Could I ever feel any happier than I do right now?

I've caught myself smiling more in the last week than I can ever remember. The weirdest part? It's for no reason other than I just feel happy.

I'm finally at a point where I feel confident enough in my life that I don't worry about judgement from other people, or what they might think of me and my choices. My life is just that - mine. I can be yelled at by superiors, degraded by acquaintances, spoken poorly of by those who don't know me, have disgusting rumors spread about my character...and you know what? That's totally fine by me. All it comes down to is the fact that one, I will always try to be my best self and two, "those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."

How great is it that I feel free? I haven't felt like this in so long; I've been held back, pushed down, beaten on...you name it. It's so silly to think the only thing stopping me from feeling terrible is MY attitude and MY confidence.

Well, I'm confident now. My attitude is better than ever - I'm back to positive thinking and optimism, even in the saddest situations. Honestly, I'm doing a pretty awesome job with myself mostly because I realize that I deserve to be loved by myself. I deserve to feel adequate and important. Who better to make me feel that way than myself?

After all, if I remind myself of that, I can help others more efficiently and maybe help them feel a little loved and cared about, too.

What better way to serve others than becoming a doctor? It's a hard road ahead of me, and a LOT of school. I love school, though. I love working hard.

So, world, Danielle Creasey is going to be a doctor someday.

And you know what?

I'm going to kick butt at it.