This indeed will be my last blog post for Non-Fiction writing. I chose to write another blog post because being honest, keeping up with my journal was not something that I had been doing all too well. With this last blog post also comes the end of English class this semester, and also marks the almost end of another school year. To be honest, Junior year feels like it just flew by. It wouldn't be right to say that some of my memories from this year "feel like they were just yesterday", but it would be more accurate to say that looking back on my junior year is like a blur. I have changed in so many different ways that three paragraphs couldn't even begin to express.
Seeing all of my friends in the class above me graduate is somewhat surreal. I remember going to graduation last year and it seemed so far away that I didn't give it much thought. But it dawned on me that exactly one year from now, I will be completely done with high school. This is very exciting but also one of the scariest things ever. It may be that I'm just not good with change but I am already nervous for the end. It is so strange to me that in exactly 5 days, I will be considered a senior. Forgive my rambling, for I do have a point.
What junior year has taught me is that you really have to cherish all of the moments in your life. Apart from the few bad things that happened this year, I had a pretty great year! My grades were pretty solid (hopefully finals week won't make me retract that statement) and I'm done with the ACT. Junior year was also my best year to date in terms of sports. Being on the varsity soccer team and running some of my PR's. On top of sports, I also made some new friends in the senior class, and became closer with some old friends.
Along with cherishing moments, I have learned that optimism is a very important trait to have. Pessimism is a plague that I feel many people I know suffer from. My best analogy for it is how many people feel during summer break. Almost half way through, we start to complain about how quickly the summer is going. Then it's time for school again and the countdown until next summer starts back up. Hopefully this summer I can avoid this phenomenon. What's the point of even having a summer if you are going to spend all of your time worrying about when it's going to be over? I plan on spending my senior year living in the moment. I want to acknowledge that it is my last year in high school but at the same time I don't want to let that ruin my last year.
A third thing that I finally learned in Junior year is that you shouldn't spend time dwelling on your, and other peoples mistakes. I probably should have figured this out a while ago, but it is a serious point. When you make a mistake, its over and done for. That's all there is to it. I saw a graph of how to deal with problems that really changed the way I look at life. You can't control how other people treat you, only how you treat others and how you react to certain things. This goes along with the earlier summer analogy; there is no use in worrying about things that other people have done to you because it just fogs your vision of things you can actually change. Instead of being mad or even hating someone for something, in the future I plan on taking everything in stride and learning from my mistakes. Maybe instead of dwelling on a problem I'll just remember to not trust that person in the future. And next time I have an issue in my life that I spend a lot of time worrying about, I'll just look at that graph (which is my desktop background).
Hopefully this rambling mess of a blog post will help some of you guys. At the very least, take a look at that graph. It really changed the way I view a lot of things and hopefully it will help you calm at some point in the future. Anyways, thanks for reading my blog posts (even if you only did to get your comments done) and stay happy. :)
Seeing all of my friends in the class above me graduate is somewhat surreal. I remember going to graduation last year and it seemed so far away that I didn't give it much thought. But it dawned on me that exactly one year from now, I will be completely done with high school. This is very exciting but also one of the scariest things ever. It may be that I'm just not good with change but I am already nervous for the end. It is so strange to me that in exactly 5 days, I will be considered a senior. Forgive my rambling, for I do have a point.
What junior year has taught me is that you really have to cherish all of the moments in your life. Apart from the few bad things that happened this year, I had a pretty great year! My grades were pretty solid (hopefully finals week won't make me retract that statement) and I'm done with the ACT. Junior year was also my best year to date in terms of sports. Being on the varsity soccer team and running some of my PR's. On top of sports, I also made some new friends in the senior class, and became closer with some old friends.
Along with cherishing moments, I have learned that optimism is a very important trait to have. Pessimism is a plague that I feel many people I know suffer from. My best analogy for it is how many people feel during summer break. Almost half way through, we start to complain about how quickly the summer is going. Then it's time for school again and the countdown until next summer starts back up. Hopefully this summer I can avoid this phenomenon. What's the point of even having a summer if you are going to spend all of your time worrying about when it's going to be over? I plan on spending my senior year living in the moment. I want to acknowledge that it is my last year in high school but at the same time I don't want to let that ruin my last year.
A third thing that I finally learned in Junior year is that you shouldn't spend time dwelling on your, and other peoples mistakes. I probably should have figured this out a while ago, but it is a serious point. When you make a mistake, its over and done for. That's all there is to it. I saw a graph of how to deal with problems that really changed the way I look at life. You can't control how other people treat you, only how you treat others and how you react to certain things. This goes along with the earlier summer analogy; there is no use in worrying about things that other people have done to you because it just fogs your vision of things you can actually change. Instead of being mad or even hating someone for something, in the future I plan on taking everything in stride and learning from my mistakes. Maybe instead of dwelling on a problem I'll just remember to not trust that person in the future. And next time I have an issue in my life that I spend a lot of time worrying about, I'll just look at that graph (which is my desktop background).
Hopefully this rambling mess of a blog post will help some of you guys. At the very least, take a look at that graph. It really changed the way I view a lot of things and hopefully it will help you calm at some point in the future. Anyways, thanks for reading my blog posts (even if you only did to get your comments done) and stay happy. :)
Very insightful post. I definitely liked your paragraph about not dwelling on peoples mistakes. That graph is so true! I also agree when you say Junior year has flown by, it's definitely felt like one of the shorter school years. Nice post, Sid!
ReplyDeleteGood advice, dwelling on the past never gets you anywhere. Nice insightful post.
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I agree with a lot of what you said. Being positive is just a nicer way to live life. It's easy to get down and pessimistic while in school, but keeping a positive outlook can make all the difference in all parts of your life. Have a great summer!
ReplyDeletei agree completely keeping up with my journal was my least favorite. great post!
ReplyDeleteYou offer some very sound wisdom here, Sid! Enjoy your summer, and when it comes around, enjoy your last year at Uni!
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