I don’t want to
accept the fact that summer is officially over.
This Thursday I start
school for my junior year of college, and then it’s finally coming…
I’m graduating next December.
This can’t really be happening.
From New York
City, Las Vegas, and multiple trips to California my summer was one for the
books.
Speaking of books, I
can already feel my wallet breaking in half as I sit here and order mine for my
classes that start on Thursday.
This growing up thing
really gives a girl anxiety!
With my junior year
of college just days away, I thought I would give some advice to the younger
generation and what I wish I had known as I was finding myself in
high school.
1.
Be Individual!
In a
world where there are so many copycats, it’s really hard to be your own version
of you. If I could do it all over again, I wouldn’t let the pressure of the
student body form who I was and turn me into such a people pleaser. Granted, I
loved everyone I went to school with more than words can explain. But sometimes
you just gotta learn to say no and stand up for yourself!
Be
you! Have your own opinions, your own style, and your own voice!
2.
Be Smart.
Now,
some of those math tests are really killer and you have no other option than to
just fail it – it’s okay. I’m talking about street smart (if that’s really a
thing.) Don’t let negative people influence you and don’t make a permanent decision
on a temporary situation. I was very lucky and had an amazing group of friends
whom never did drugs. They are to this day, still some of the most positive
people in my life. If I have any advice for you, be like us (in that aspect of
course.)
3.
Be Happy!
High
School is such an adventure! You learn so much about yourself and others. Make
it a point to be involved and meet others. Sitting in the back of your classes
and going from home to school and back every day will not give you your desired
outcome. Get involved and join a club, it is one of the best decisions I have
ever made!
Looking
back to how I started the summer, I realized how thankful I am for the people
in my life – especially my parents.
It
gives that popular line,
“Started
From the Bottom, Now We Here”
An
entire new meaning.
Just
remember this:
Tough
times don’t last, tough people do.
I am
so thankful to be on the path that I am now, and I know that I am never looking
back!
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