Two Sides Mia Weaver

There is always fighting inside of my head! Two sides, one strong and one negative. They argue over what I can and can’t do. One tells me I’m wrong, the other tells me I’m true!

I run, and I walk, I crawl, and I stumble down the path that is my life, which feels like a puzzle. Until I hit a fork in the road, a decision to make, not a humble abode. I stop, trying to decide... should I go left or right? If I need to, will I be able to fight? Can I ignite the spark inside me, and push till the end, climb way up that tree!?

“You can do this,” says the encouraging voice. “You are strong and powerful, don’t even think twice. But then there’s the other less positive side, “You're going to mess up, so don’t even try!”

Is this how all people live their lives? Stuck like bees flying in their hives? No! This can’t be! There has to be some way to climb up that tree, to swim across the whole sea and to escape all this fiery debris!

There is always fighting inside of my head! Two sides, one strong and one negative. They argue over what I can and can’t do. One tells me I’m wrong, the other tells me I’m true!

Impossible. Impossible is just another word used to feed the negative, nasty, nauseating voice that lives inside of our heads! It is a word that lessens our dreams and stops us from crossing the finish line.

While this word may seem damaging, damper, and dark, it is really only a word and a disguise. I’m possible is impossible with a space in between, and now I encourage you, since you have seen the true meaning of the word, to stay mentally tough, and look deeper than the rough, ridged surface.

There is always fighting inside of my head! Two sides, one strong and one negative. They argue over what I can and can’t do. One tells me I’m wrong, the other tells me I’m true!

Since Sally Ride was the first woman in space she probably faced the same kind of hate, from that one awful voice inside of her head, telling her she wouldn’t make it back into her bed! Marie Curie studied chemistry alone at night, because in Poland they didn’t have higher education for women in sight. But she pushed through with mental toughness and was able to discover two new elements we now see on the periodic table.

Both of these women were able to achieve because they disabled the voice that didn’t believe!

Mia Weaver, Grade 8 Lake Harriet Upper School, Minneapolis Teaching Artist, Frank Sentwali