Alive

Alive is when we're driving to school and the windows are down and the cold air is freezing us to our seats.

Alive is when we're in the car blasting the Killers or Third Eye Blind and singing until our throats are sore. 

Alive is when the air is rushing past you on a zip line going 10000 miles an hour and you feel like you're going to smack into the ground or a tree but you stop just in time. 

Alive is when I dropped you off after Preference and wanted more than you gave me. 

Alive is the feeling at the top on Mount Timpanogos when you're freezing while watching the sun rise and your bones hurt but it was all worth it. 

Alive isn't just living and breathing. 

Alive is when your heart is beating so fast you feel like you're going to throw up. It's when there's adrenaline instead of blood pumping through your veins. Alive is living life to the fullest and knowing you only get one shot at it. 

So stop living life afraid of what people think, and crawl out from that rock you're living under. Do something that scares you. Ask that girl out. Make it to the top of Angel's Landing. Try out for the team. Wear that crazy turtleneck to school. Because before you know it, life will be over, and you'll have to look back and decide for yourself if it was all worth it.