Critical Resolution “SOMETHING TELLS ME I’M GAMING. ONE LEVEL UP, PLAYING THE NEXT. EYES ABOUT AND EARS WITHIN ME. FILLING UP THE BOOKS WITH CHECKS.” – “YOU, ME, AND GABRIEL” BY JD STAHL One of the greatest difficulties that I faced as a child was to overcome the incessant stimulation of my own senses. Quite often, it was very easy for me to get distracted by my environment. The strong connection that I was able to maintain to my innocence caused me to be incredibly sensitive

People have often told me that “life is what you make of it.” Personally, I believe this is very true. However, we can take it to mean two entirely different things. In one aspect, we could simply take it as the belief that our perception will eventually shape the course of our entire lives--for better or for worse. We can either see the world as beautifully in balance or as a problem that constantly needs to be fixed. The other way we can understand this quote takes on an en