Coop-a-Loop

We all have that one friend. She's that person who you know you can go to to make you laugh. She is the one who brightens a room and everyone is drawn to. That's Cooper. Today, I am going to focus on the important lessons I've learned from my partner-in-crime. I wish everyone was more like her.

"Life loves the liver of it." Maya Angelou

Cooper is quite possibly the happiest and most fun person I've met in my entire life. She loves to smile, laugh, and just have a great time. She doesn't just go through the motions; she lives life. We need to realize that we only get one shot at our lives, so it is important to make the best out of every day. Be silly. Have fun. Make lots of friends. Laugh as much as humanly possible. Enjoy every moment. In doing that, you'll attract others who live in a similar way, which makes life all the better. Don't be someone who whines or complains about every little situation. That's no fun. Change your attitude and find the good in everything. Because of Cooper, I try to always make the most out of every situation. Might as well, right?

Don't worry about things you can't control

B.Coop does not waste her time fretting about issues that are out of her hand. She lives in the moment and only worries about what needs to be. She knows that so much of what bothers us is completely out of our control; therefore, we are wasting our time even thinking about it. I love that about her. Fix what you can. Let the rest go. Your attention needs to be on what you have power over, not what you don't.

Never stop having fun

It does not matter what your age is. You are allowed to have fun no matter what. Just because you hit a certain number doesn't mean you have to be in bed at 6:30 watching reruns of Matlock. It doesn't mean that you can't make friends with the newbie teacher. It doesn't mean that you can't skip down the halls, sing at the top of your lungs to "We Are the World," and dance like you're on the Madonna World tour. Age means nothing. What means something is that you are always enjoying life no matter which birthday you happen to be at. Coop has inspired me to never stop having fun and to always love every second of my life.

When I am hanging out with B.Coop, I know I am going to have the best time. I often laugh until I am afraid my bladder won't be strong enough to take much more. People give us strange looks, but we have decided it's just because they want to join in. (Let us have that, please. Don't argue) What I do know is Cooper has taught me so much, and I wish everyone had a little Cooper in them. Life would be so much more fun.

Go be like Cooper,

BT