"I think the thing that people remember the most about me should not be my achievements but the way I got there, both my ups and downs. I hope one day I can be courageous enough to be authentic without fear, and to embrace myself even for my 'failures'. I hope I can see that nothing is ever really a failure because treading on is already an achievement. My friend once told me that a semi-colon is used when an author could have ended their sentence, but did not. I want each of my 'achievements' to end in a semicolon, ever-transforming the sentence of my life."
I wrote this when I was doubting the success of my own graduation thesis a few months ago. Fast-forward to May 25th 2020, I have received my Master's degree with a thesis grade beyond my wildest imagination.
The last few years I've put 200% effort into academics... but my biggest pride is putting double that effort into my mental health by dancing, running, meditating, going to therapy, writing and much more:
Today I am embracing my fears and doing something I've always dreamed of doing, but didn't dare to do: opening up about my mental health publicly. I'm sharing this story because every success has a journey, and I'm hoping to ease that journey for those who are struggling too.
At first I was hoping to run my half marathon for a mental health charity around this time of the year, but due to an ankle injury, I am turning my graduation celebration into a birthday celebration. On October 14th, I am hoping to raise at least 500 euros for Mind (UK mental health charity) by running my own half-marathon.
I don't know if this is crazy but I do know that this is something I've always wanted to do. It would mean the world if you could support my fundraiser at http://bit.ly/cynthiasfundraiser
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