"Around here, however, we don't look back for very long. We keep moving forward. Opening new doors and discovering new things, because we're curious... And curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."- Walt Disney
The past few weeks have been really rough for me. I didn't want to talk about it much because it's embarrassing, but I think it's time to talk about it. Advanced Dual- credit Pre-Calculus. Those words... They make me shudder. I've been doing very poorly in that class because I didn't have time to learn the material. Now let me just say this: I am very confident in my math skills. I love math, and I'm good at it. However, this year, my schedule is crazy. I have AP Psychology, AP English Literature and Composition, Advanced Chemistry, and then the dreaded class. Also, I don't have a lunch period because I spend it in a study hall to try and get work done. Then I work anywhere from 15- 18 hours a week.
I sat in the class just staring at the test. I stared at it for 35 minutes, and I barely did any of it. How embarrassing is that? I finally walked up to the teacher in tears and handed him the paper, then asked to go to the counselor. Now, you need to know something. My school shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars for these classes, so they won't let anyone drop. So basically, I was screwed. I went to the counselor, sat down, and burst into tears. Not my proudest moment, to be sure. But after that day, I went home with a renewed motivation. I told myself that if I just did the 20 minutes of work at home every night, I had the entire class period the next day to practice the material and ask for help. So since then, I've sat down and done it. And you know what? I UNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL. It's amazing what practice can do. I just had to cut out on some social time. It's like Nike's slogan, "Just do it."
Guys, what I'm trying to say here is that it's never going to be easy. And now you're all gasping because I'm happy- go- lucky Rachel and I never say things like that. But it's the truth, and I'm not here to lie to any of you. I'm here to inspire you and motivate you to live a happier, healthier life. I know that life is hard right now. Just take a step back and think through the situation. I don't know what you're struggling with, and it's none of my business, but it could be anything. We're nearing the end of January. Can you believe it? How are you doing on your new year's goals? Perhaps you're struggling with eating clean, or working out regularly, or maybe you have a case of senioritis. It could be anything! I'm encouraging you to just take 10, 20, 30 minutes to yourself. Meditate, go for a walk/ jog, go for a drive, anything. Just THINK about your situation. Think about what drives you, what you really want, what you need to do to achieve that. I had to give up about 25 minutes of texting my friends and reading just to get the grade I wanted. I had to take 3 hours out of my time with my boyfriend to clean my room so that I would have the motivation to workout and stay organized! And now my life is getting easier, and I'm happier again.
Do you know why we go through hard times? Because God wants us to. He wants us to know how strong we are. He wants us to persevere, to push through, to lean on Him and become stronger people. Struggles are how we figure out who we are! How would we ever know what "good" or "happiness" were if we never went through anything hard? Life would be so freaking boring! every day would be exactly like the last, and it would be very monotonous. Hardships make life worth living.
Please, just struggle on for one more day, and pretty soon you'll be happy again. I promise.
The past few weeks have been really rough for me. I didn't want to talk about it much because it's embarrassing, but I think it's time to talk about it. Advanced Dual- credit Pre-Calculus. Those words... They make me shudder. I've been doing very poorly in that class because I didn't have time to learn the material. Now let me just say this: I am very confident in my math skills. I love math, and I'm good at it. However, this year, my schedule is crazy. I have AP Psychology, AP English Literature and Composition, Advanced Chemistry, and then the dreaded class. Also, I don't have a lunch period because I spend it in a study hall to try and get work done. Then I work anywhere from 15- 18 hours a week.
I sat in the class just staring at the test. I stared at it for 35 minutes, and I barely did any of it. How embarrassing is that? I finally walked up to the teacher in tears and handed him the paper, then asked to go to the counselor. Now, you need to know something. My school shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars for these classes, so they won't let anyone drop. So basically, I was screwed. I went to the counselor, sat down, and burst into tears. Not my proudest moment, to be sure. But after that day, I went home with a renewed motivation. I told myself that if I just did the 20 minutes of work at home every night, I had the entire class period the next day to practice the material and ask for help. So since then, I've sat down and done it. And you know what? I UNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL. It's amazing what practice can do. I just had to cut out on some social time. It's like Nike's slogan, "Just do it."
Guys, what I'm trying to say here is that it's never going to be easy. And now you're all gasping because I'm happy- go- lucky Rachel and I never say things like that. But it's the truth, and I'm not here to lie to any of you. I'm here to inspire you and motivate you to live a happier, healthier life. I know that life is hard right now. Just take a step back and think through the situation. I don't know what you're struggling with, and it's none of my business, but it could be anything. We're nearing the end of January. Can you believe it? How are you doing on your new year's goals? Perhaps you're struggling with eating clean, or working out regularly, or maybe you have a case of senioritis. It could be anything! I'm encouraging you to just take 10, 20, 30 minutes to yourself. Meditate, go for a walk/ jog, go for a drive, anything. Just THINK about your situation. Think about what drives you, what you really want, what you need to do to achieve that. I had to give up about 25 minutes of texting my friends and reading just to get the grade I wanted. I had to take 3 hours out of my time with my boyfriend to clean my room so that I would have the motivation to workout and stay organized! And now my life is getting easier, and I'm happier again.
Do you know why we go through hard times? Because God wants us to. He wants us to know how strong we are. He wants us to persevere, to push through, to lean on Him and become stronger people. Struggles are how we figure out who we are! How would we ever know what "good" or "happiness" were if we never went through anything hard? Life would be so freaking boring! every day would be exactly like the last, and it would be very monotonous. Hardships make life worth living.
Please, just struggle on for one more day, and pretty soon you'll be happy again. I promise.