"That WHY is you". - Ritvars.D

Before I knew Stephen, I was a completely different person. Mentally and physically. I had lack of energy, self discipline, motivation, confidence, gratitude and most importantly, I had lack of self love. I didn't love myself or my body and mind. Didn't have many friends and was getting picked on by people. And that brought my confidence down even more. Then on social media I came across Stephen. 

After watching his posts something truly sparked in me. A desire and motivation to better myself. Just by watching his posts I started learning more about some simple things to start off. And maybe a month or so later I decided to contact Stephen, without expecting any response from him, I wanted to thank him and tell my story. Just that one message started of a great friendship. And more than a year later he's one of my closest friends. I changed my body completely and I know I'm far from perfect and have a lot to achieve, but that's the best part.. I'm getting better everyday.

I guess what I'm trying to say is I didn't know my "WHY".. why do I need to do this.. why do I need to better myself.. And then it just all clicked. And to all the people dealing with a similar or the same problem.. it's simple, you're doing it for yourself, no one else. That "WHY" is you, if that makes sense. Love yourself. In more than a year I completely changed myself and my look on life. I look at life much differently than most people my age or even much older. Even tho I'm still young and there's more to come, I've learned and matured a lot. I had my ups and downs as does everybody, but for me those ups and downs were lessons to better myself. Maybe some of you think I'm just a kid that is bull*hitting and doesn't understand what life is, maybe you're right, but maybe you're just another average person scared to change, that's your choice to make. To the people that enjoyed this and maybe took something from it, thank you. Massive Thank You to Stephen for being a great friend and teaching me a lot. 

@ritvars.d