Best Advice For My Best Friend

I was taught about how to handle life’s challenges from watching my mom deal with hers. She never showed fear or pain, but instead kept her spirits high and focused on the positives in her life. Her optimism has rubbed off on me, and I realized there is no point worrying about situations you have no control of. During the hardest of times, my mother was able to teach me there is always a reason to laugh. She also showed me why it is important to value life and how fulfilling our lives can truly be if we lived each day as if it

When I was younger, I had a friend that would not usually do the right thing over the wrong thing. For example, if this person were to find a ring on the floor, she would not turn it into lost and found, she would keep it. There was one time where she got in trouble for having something that was not hers. When I realised what happened I made sure to never in my life do something like that. I then distant myself from that person, and went on with my own life. This taught me that I should always be honest and never take something that does not belong to me. I also learned how to choose my friends wisely, which I make sure to do when I meet new people. Events like this in my life is what helps me grow into the person I am

My motto is “Whatever happens is for the best”. I really believe that. And this belief always helps me to overcome some difficulties. In tight situations, I prefer to elicit positive sides and forget about negative ones. And it works! When my parents divorced and everything seemed to me terrible, especially my mom’s new boyfriend, I told myself: “My mother was unhappy last years of her marriage, she gave to me and to my sister everything she had. She is the nearest and the dearest person for us in the whole world. So, my mom deserves to be really happy.” And my mother’s boyfriend became a new member of our family, he’s great, I really loved him. I’m happy to see my mother’s eyes radiating love and joy.

It is important that a person doesn’t take things the wrong way. I try my best to believe that everything happens for a reason. Something's have happened to me that have made me question commitments and promises I have made, but I have become a stronger individual because of it. I believe that one should not become discouraged due to something ending the wrong way, but to take as much out of it as possible and cherish everything that it was. I think that just because something ends awkwardly or unexpectedly that it is important to use it a positive learning experience going forward.

A few years ago, life was a rollercoaster. My parents were constantly fighting and talking about a possible divorce. I felt that I was the blame for all the chaos. Occasionally, suicidal thoughts came into my mind. But something tells me that ending my life is a bad idea. I asked myself, “Would giving up on life like this leave a good impression for my younger brother?” With the moral dilemma, I kept telling myself that life does get better. It may be tomorrow, or the tomorrow after that. But I know that my tomorrow will eventually come. I told myself to “never let [my] feelings get [me] down. To open [my] eyes and look around.”

Growing up as an orphan, I learned that life has its ups and downs and that before the time comes, nothing will happen; when the time comes, something negative or positive will come about. When something negative occurs, before you know it, some positive will take place.

Some people dwell on things and allow them to swallow up their lives. I’ve learned that some things just aren’t worth it. Second lesson, family comes first. I’ve learned the hard way too many times that your family will always support you, and have your back. Even though they did not always agree with the decisions I’ve made, they never stopped supporting me nor stopped loving me. Third lesson, do what makes you happy. Everyone always speaks about having money and a luxurious job. I would prefer to make decent paycheck and wake up happy with the job I have, than make a bunch of money and dread waking up every morning to go to work. Lastly, be grateful. Be grateful for the love you have received; be grateful for the times your parents yelled at you because it means they care, be grateful for the memories you share and overall be grateful for the life you’ve lived.

"This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." - Winston Churchill. (https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~rghosh/index/quotes/friendship.html)

My neighbor Jeanie simmons used the quote “ Have courage and be kind”. She learned this piece of wisdom, when she was put in the position where she had to raise her three children by herself.

3. Not everyone is meant to be in your life forever. People come and go in your life, some are meant to be with you for a short time and others are lifers like the friends I mention above. Learn from these people, let them go when it’s time (you’ll know when it’s time), look for the lesson and ALWAYS keep moving forward…

Since I was young I have always had a positive outlook on life nothing had every given me the chance to be unfaithful. Until, the year I turned 11 years old my mom passed way from cirrhosis, a liver disease. For a few weeks after that I didn’t know what to do I felt helpless, my life changed completely around I was forced to move in with my dad and step mom, change schools, leave my friends and meet new people all within three weeks from when my mom passed. Because I was never really able to grieve from my mom passing I was told by everyone to stay positive and keep smiling and that will get me though this time. With that positive mindset I was able to conquer middle school and continue into High School. Now being a Senior it has given me

When an obstacle came my way, I was able to identify there was an issue, reach out to those around me, and most importantly stay positive. Everyone was right in their own way. My peers reminded me to have fun, my teacher reminded me to always listen and take notes, and my parents reminded they are there for me. This experience made me think, overcoming obstacles can be challenging for anyone. I am glad I have a good support system. Sometimes the advice I receive may seem like no one understands what I am going through, but I should listen and make the advice work for my situation. Things did not work out right away, but eventually they

My life has been a crazy roller coaster with many events that have affected my life all in different ways. There have been times where my life has been at its highest peak in the world then it falls down, right into a deep valley. From the time my lovable younger sister came into my life to when my grandpa had a near death experience, I have learned many valuable lessons through the rough times as well as the more happy times. When I was a young girl, my mom had always told me the same thing over and over again. I never really thought about how a few words would have a deep effect on me in a short amount of time.

My freshmen and sophomore year, I had my first real boyfriend. I was completely and totally in love with this guy, he changed me in ways that I’m proud of and ways that I’m not proud of. I revolved my world around him, which wasn’t a good idea. After almost two years of dating, we broke up and it literally shattered my world. During our relationship I became friends with his friends and I even considered one of them my best friends, so when we broke up I didn’t only loose him, I lost all of them as well. It felt so awful to all of a sudden have everything, and then just lose everything in a day. A couple of weeks later, I found out that my best friend was actually dating my ex boyfriend. I couldn’t believe that a person could betray someone like that, especially after everything that she and I went through together. I’m not proud of the events that happened after all of this, and I’m not proud of how I let them change me. The one thing that saved me was my family; they saved me in ways I can’t even explain. They gave me hope and a new life for me that I am extremely grateful for. I’ve learned to be wiser when it comes to picking friends, and choosing who to put my trust in. I also became a stronger person, I don’t let people walk all over me or I don’t let people control my life anymore.

My sister is a person whom one might define as socially awkward. While neither of us possess the gift of tact, I have become slightly more adept a maneuvering unfamiliar social situations, whereas she avoids them wherever and whenever possible. We both have the same handicap: that being that we don’t possess a filter. Whereas most people know that it constitutes poor manners to point out a hanger from a perfect stranger’s nose, we feel it is our civic duty to not only bring attention to the offensive item, but to introduce it to any other would-be spectator and random passersby.