"Don't ever make the mistake of believing something you desire is out of the realm of possibility." 

just when i feel like things are going well in school, doubt creeps in. doubt is ugly and it's mean. doubt makes me feel so small and worthless. doubt makes me feel like i am not meant to be anything but ordinary. and i don't wish to be ordinary. i have dreams of being among the elect, the amazing, and the accomplished. i have dreams of being extraordinary.

these dreams cannot coexist with doubt. when i allow myself to become discouraged from a poor test grade, upset from my inability to grasp a difficult concept, or belittled by my own comparisons between other students and myself, i allow doubt to overtake me and i allow my dreams to become distant. this is going to stop, i've decided it. i have decided to smile because i am here, i am alive, and i am at a wonderful university where learning, dreaming, and accomplishing are encouraged.

i am allowing myself to believe that anything i desire is possible. after all, "i am the master of my fate: i am the captain of my soul." :)