Commitment

Over the past few weeks I have really understood what it means to be committed. A week ago I competed in my last meet as a high school Speech and Debate competitor, after being fully committed to that team for four years. On Thursday I completed my last first day of soccer practice, a sport I've been committed to since I was 5 years old; in two months I will graduate from Newcastle High School, a school I've been committed to for the past four years.
According to Merriam Webster, the simple definition of 'Commitment' is- "a promise to be loyal to someone or something." But when we look at this more in depth, we can see that commitment does not have to be something of a large factor. For example, I noticed that I drink a lot of soda, especially when I'm at work ( I work in a grocery store, can you blame me)- but with it being my senior year of soccer I've decided that I'm going to limit myself to one soda a day. This may still seem like a lot, but when you take into account that I'm a high school student, it's fairly reasonable. That's a commitment, even if it isn't as extreme as cutting out any unnecessary sugar out of my diet.
As seniors, the entirety of our senior year is about making commitments. We're expected to decide what college we're going to, what we're going to major in, what kind of roommate we want, and where we are going to live. Among many other decisions. Four hours ago, I couldn't decide what I wanted to order from Applebee's but I have to mark where I want to live for a year on a piece of paper by next Friday and mail it off. That's a lot of pressure. Not to mention all of the doubt; we could believe we have it all down to a 'T', and then two months before graduation suddenly realize we don't know what we want, or what to do. But that's okay, commitment is not by any means a life sentence. No where in the definition of commitment does is say that you have to show that commitment forever, you can change what you're committed to. If you've gone your entire senior year planning on going to college to be a communications major and once you get to school learn it isn't for you, you can change your major. Don't be afraid to change your mind.
In the beginning of this I talked about some of my commitments that are coming to an end, but as these are coming to an end I've made some new commitments. About two weeks ago I signed to Rocky Mountain College as an Art Major. Also I ordered the Quesadilla Burger with fries.