My Problem

I am at a time in my life where I face transition paired with academic, athletic, and social pressure. My day usually starts at 4:30 a.m. when I wake up to go to swim practice 30 minutes away and my problem begins. I enter the freezing cold water with swimmers that have been swimming since they were 4 or 5 years old and have been training 9 times a week for 3 or more years already...I got in the water for the first time last August not knowing how to do butterfly stroke. I'm faced with intimidation, strength, and commitment by 5:30 in the morning. After practicing for an hour and a half I get ready for school, a new school, and a hard school at that. The immense academic pressure accounts for 75% of the total pressure I feel on a daily basis. Throughout the day I sit through 75 minute class periods, attend numerous personal or club meetings, and finally end my day at 3:00 p.m...well, sort of. After school I recently took on the school musical and yearbook, so on various days I attend those activities until 4:30 when I make my way back to the pool. Until 6:00 I am running drills, sprinting, or lung-busting after which I drive half an hour away to pick up my siblings from school. Then, I drive 35 miles back home and it is 7:00. After dinner and showering I begin my homework at 9:00 and sit at my office desk until 12:00 a.m. before I get to go to sleep until later that morning. 

My days are hectic, unrelenting, and full of pressure from all angles (social pressure in a new environment, athletic pressure in a new sport, time pressure from driving 100 miles every day, and academic pressure from being a junior in high school). Many days I get stressed out and frustrated; I feel like breaking down or passing out. How do I find happiness in all of this? It's true that many of these activities are fun but I feel as if my mind is working at a million miles per hour without rest. I will take a journey that requires research, open-mindedness, and a willingness to cooperate, to obtain inner-success.