TGIF

By: Michelle

Last night I came home in a terrible mood. I received a really bad grade on one of my exams from school. I am a strait-stinking-A-student, and for me to get a grade lower than a B+ is something that is so unacceptable in my book, and this grade was FAR below a B+. After the humiliation, I drove all the way home trying to see through my crocodile tears that just kept coming (total driving time: 1 hour and 8 minutes). I spoke to the professor right after class, and we talked for about 20 minutes, but all I was left with was the fact that she thought I did a great job??? I have heard about these methods before: the bad-grade-helps-motivate-students thinking, but I have never seen a professor actually use it before. I guess it works, because I am more motivated than ever to be at the top of my game during my next exam (aka: next Thursday).

Last night I let it all out, and sometimes that is important. I smothered my sorrows in a handful of terrible Halloween candy, and cried myself to sleep. This morning I know what I have to do: I need to pick myself up, make a plan, and get to it. I am not going to let anyone but myself control my future; I am the only one who can determine what grade I will get, and if that means going into that professor's office every-stinking-day, I will do it. It is so important that we all take responsibility for everything that happens in our life, because if we do not, we are wrapping our future in a nice bow and personally handing it over to someone else. We are not victims, we are in control, and we will take every opportunity we have to learn and grow. It is time to look at our past, learn from what we can, and then move on and leave everything else behind. We cannot go back, we can only go forth!

Have a nice Friday everyone!