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How my optimism will help me press on to greater achievements in the future. Have you ever been afraid of something like heights, dogs, snakes, your first day of school, or your school lunch? Well, I have, and in this speech I am going to tell you a story of what it is, how optimism helped me achieve my goal, and what I did after I achieved my goal.======

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When I was little, my fear of them all was Roller Coasters, and I never dared to go on them, well, except the kitty ones, but that's besides the point. I was at the age of seven years old and I went to Busch Gardens. I was already below the height to go on, but that never stopped my big imagination. At the time, Gwazi was the main roller coaster. I had always wanted to go on it and at the age of seven, I was pretty tall! Little did I know, with my luck, I ended up in the front. I told myself plenty of times, " Hey, this isn't to bad!" After that big drop, my vocal cords felt like they were scratched, my eyes were wet, and my pants were wet. After coming off that ride, that's when it all started! I never wanted to ride a big kid roller coaster ever again! I hated it so much that I wanted to sue the company for making me pee my pants! Oh, please, I was only seven, who was I kidding. But seriously, never again did I want to ride another roller coaster ever again and that was final! Not even if the president said he would give me a million bucks to ride it... okay maybe that but nothing could ever stop me from not going on!======

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After two years of going on the kitty rides and somewhat big kid rides, watching all the really big kid rides twisting, turning, drops and weeee's, I then found out what I had to do. I told my sister that I wanted to go on the one ride that I absolutely feared... Sheikra! I felt like everyone stopped what they were doing, opened up the crowd, and applauded all the way until I got on the ride, middle row and high up. At first I was actually really excited and not scared what so ever. When we went up to the drop I couldn't even see the ground because I felt like every one was blocking me from seeing. The view was nice though and I could feel the nice cool refreshing breeze on my soft happy face. We went to a complete yield for 3 seconds, I could feel my legs dangling down but I couldn't see what was underneath me. All of a sudden we dropped to the ground and I was screaming all over again, just not a scared scream but a happy relieved scream. I then felt comfortable and became more relaxed and less tensed like it was my home. All the twisting, turning, drops and weeee's didn't make me want to come off, but made me want to ride the ride over and over again until it was boring, but it wasn't. Till this day I still go no matter if it's old. I would also go on the kitty rides but i'm passed the age so yeah.======

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After I got rid of my fear I then realized that I didn't need to be afraid of anything anymore, well, a part from the major scary things, but you get the point. Being afraid of the little things in life was babyish for me! Whenever someone would say they were afraid of doing something, I would prove them wrong and pretend like I was the tough girl, but I really wasn't. At some points in life you need to realize that you don't always have to be fake of who you are, and if your are afraid of something, it doesn't matter because you know who you really are inside. I know that life is to short to be afraid of the little things. Optimism helped me realize that you can be anything you want and there is no problem with it. If you are good at something and you truly believe that you can do it, then go for it!======

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Now coming to conclusion, optimism helped me a lot in life. Till this day I always think positively no matter what; I just have to believe! Optimism has always helped me, till this day I never get afraid of the little things and remember to be optimist about it all the time. Now you know the three main points of what I was afraid of, how optimism helped me achieve my goal, and what I did after I achieved my goal.======