“Growth has been a really large part of my life and because of that I learned that I do have my own opinions, I can voice them, and it's okay if not everyone agrees with me,” Lyndsey said.
She said that it can be easy to want to give all of your love to others, but that you also have to focus on loving yourself.
“You have to love yourself when you’re growing and changing. With the changes I’ve experienced it’s been really hard. There were low points my sophomore year because I was finding more of myself. I was having to wrap that around me, my environment and my friendships.”
Lyndsey said that her sophomore year she had friends pour into her during a time when she was depressed. These friends encouraged her to continue the process of bettering herself.
“I was doing things that were hurting others so I needed to change. Honestly, that sucked and I hated realizing it. I always want to think of things positively but sometimes you need to accept that you need to change in order to push yourself to become the best version of yourself,” she said.
If she settled for who she was as a sophomore in college she would not have learned as much or seen what she was truly capable of.
“If I didn’t embody growth, if I didn’t take that in and let it sit with me then I don’t think I would have been able to get through it. I would’ve stayed the same person I was years ago.”
Lyndsey recognizes that it’s really hard to start and continue this growing process, but that if you can start, you’ll slowly begin to see how much more love you have to offer.
“If you don’t like where you are or if you’re going through a hard time, allow yourself to grow and allow yourself the necessary time and space. If you give yourself that space to be, then you’re going to be a lot better off in the long run.”
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