True Leader

I'm part of a teen youth group called Teen Leaders out of the YMCA. This organization is great for teens, it gives them an awareness of the troubles in the community that they didn't previously know or even think about. But my particular group is full of wonderful people, of all ages. We have the tiny ball of energy who is constantly smiling even on the grayest day; the confused, lost little girl who grew up much too fast and has no idea how beautiful she is; the blonde...(I'd apologize if I thought you'd ever read this); and then we have the heart, the origin, who has lost sight of what she can do.

There's a girl, no, a woman, who doesn't know all that she is capable of. I've seen her talk down a teary red-eyed irrational teenaged boy, who would have rather died than let a girl see him such a state. She has such big dreams of becoming a doctor and I know in the pit of my being that she could do that if she tried and pushed herself as far as she can go. She has been involved in this same group for years and finally she's Co-President of this club that has so much potential that we don't know what to do with it sometimes. I admit that I've had a rough and shaky experience while in this club and I'm not friends with all of the people that I see once a week at our meetings but over all, we are a functioning unit that could complete any task if put in front of us; all we need is a little direction and motivation.

What is a President if not a motivator, a thinker, a planner, and a compassionate person? While we plan our meeting I take notes and brainstorm of ideas to give to my President. I am a supporter, a listener, a back-up plan. But part of my supporting role is saying what is needed to say and not always what is easiest to hear. That's also my role as a best-friend; I am here to make you the best person you can be and to point out things that blemish that. I'm not your parent; I wont tell you what is right or wrong. I can only tell you what I see, what you do with the information is your choice. But know this: you are a leader, you are an inspirer, you are my President.