Peyton Burchfield
Mrs. Volpi
English 11
21 May 2017
Palz
Loneliness. We’ve all felt it. The cold, rugged hands of life gripping your emotions and taking them for a spin. It can make you temporarily lose hope in humanity. But, you know what’s better than being lonely? Not being lonely. There’s a pretty easy way to solve the problem of loneliness. It is as easy as grabbing a couple brocachos and cracking open some metaphorical cold ones. Friends are also the best because they are free and can help you be healthier physically and mentally through every single stage of your life. Nothing is better than some free shit. From sleeping, to watching YouTube, there are a plethora of free things to do for fun in life. The best out of them all is just
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Getting together with the boys and shooting hoops or playing soccer is some of the most pure fun out there. Even for those who do not enjoy playing sports, friends can still get together and go walk around town or go to the beach. All of these activities keep you active while having fun and not, let’s say for example, sitting at home isolated and typing an essay for English. While there are more aspects that go into being physically active, being up and out plays a big role in being mentally healthy which is easier to do with friends. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, a voluntary health organization out of Canada, physical health is an important role in life because it plays a big factor in mental health as well. After 8th grade, I became interested in things other than sitting at home playing Xbox because I became friends with some people who like to play soccer. When I started hanging out with them, I started playing soccer with them and shifted away from my chunky and insecure middle school days to enjoying going outside and being active because I had things to do with my friends. Coming out of my shell as an uncomfortable middle schooler helped my mentality going into high