Moving On and Making a Difference

Moving on is so difficult and has taught me so many things. I decided to move from my travel team to a new one. I left for many reasons such as different goals, and some of the choices the girls were making were dragging me down. This was one of the hardest decisions I've ever made. Leaving these girls is very difficult for me. I spent all my time with them for the past 2 years. We were like family, but as we entered high school, everyone started to change, and I was being drug down into a dark place. When I chose to rededicate my life to Christ, I knew I needed to get away from that. Even if it meant distancing myself from my best friends, not permanently, but at least until I become strong enough in my Faith  to deny the temptations.

As the team was finding out that I was moving on, I got a phone call. I answered it, and it was one of my old team mates. She was crying, and begging me to come back. She was telling me that she doesn't think that the team made it clear that they looked up to me in a spiritual aspect. That blew my mind. Another girl told me I was the closest thing to Jesus in her life.. I mean look at me. I'm just AnnaLisa. I mess up ALOT. But, I guess there was just something different about me that they had never seen. I realized that I really do make a difference in someones life. Good or bad, I leave a footprint wherever I go. I am so thankful that I was able to make an impact on these girls lives. That means the world to me. Even though I made bad choices along the way, they still respected and looked up to me. Although, I do wish I would have made better choices then to be a better example. But at least I made a difference in their lives. 

Moving on is very hard. I know that I will still have relationships with them, but it won't be the same. I know that it is ultimately going to be better for me to be in a better environment though. I encourage you to pay attention to who is watching you, and to make good choices. You do make a difference.