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What I can say is that you always want to believe in yourself no matter what because if you don't then you are not going to have any confidence in yourself or even believing in yourself too as well. Also another thing is that you want to be positive in life and never think negative cause that is not good at all and of course you want to have faith that you will achieve a lot of things in life honestly.

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I have always been concerned and I would dwell on why things happen. Recently, I have learned that there is no reason to stress about things that I am unable to control. In the end things will all workout. Even if something doesn't go your way there is a reason that it happened. It will teach you a lesson or lead to something better in the future. - Sydney Wilmes

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hiding my emotions has been one of the worst that I could've done honestly this is something that hurts you not only mentally but also those who you love because they have no idea what could be going with you every time its them asking "what's going on" "your not as talkative as you used to be" I was a person who hated talking about my emotions and i still kind of hate it honestly I don't like telling people my stuff I feel as if they don't care weather they do or not I have that mindset but after I realized what i had done hurt those whom I love I had to start saying something especially to my parents because they are the ones who care the most for you and love you the most no one will love you like your parents and I slowly opened up to them and I slowly started to feel alive and not trapped in my own emotions the way I saw them worry hurt me because they didn't know what was going on but slowly they got happy that I got comfortable talking with them and telling them how I feel I've always been shy around people i don't talk to or outside of school i tend to be the same if you're every going through something like this as if you feel your trapped and you have no one to talk to go to your parents and if you dont have them go to someone else you love and trust they will listen and be there for you trust me its the best thing you can ever do this ill definitely make you feel way better

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This is something I still actively try to remind myself, to live in the present. In middle school and early on in high school I spent most my time worrying about the future. Worrying about all the things I had to complete to succeed. I realized that I was not enjoying the present moment or anything I accomplished because the future was a constant reminder that I still had more to do. This is not a good way to think 1 because you can't control the future and 2 it puts you into this mindset of chasing after perfection. This also applies to the past you can't change your past so why worry about it? Focusing on the present I've found gives a person peace.

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I grew up around very forgiving people for the most part. That was a blessing and a curse. It was a blessing to be surrounded by loving people who were kind enough to teach me right from wrong and give me more chances after making mistakes. I learned that it's okay to make mistakes, what matters it that you get up after and keep trying/do better. This was good knowledge but it brushed over the impact I had on others. I thought it didn't really matter what I did as long as I was truly sorry after and correct my behavior. But this is wrong. Some people aren't as forgiving, and some people take things more personally than others. No one is to blame for that, it's just the way things are, and that's ok. I learned later in life that Impact> Intent. ex: you hurt someone but it wasn't on purpose. You may argue that you aren't in the wrong because you didn't intent on what happened. But that doesn't matter, that doesn't change the fact that they are still hurt, that's your impact. It's important to understand that concept, and to navigate through life with that in mind.

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i used to work everyday of the week even on weekends which mess me up in many ways i didn't have time for school work , family time ect. because I would be working and going to school which cased to a lot of stress. once i started working less my life felt more free and i was in a better mental state

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I only just thought of this recently but as years have gone by, I notice I find myself steering further away from society. I used to be such an eventful person, have the most enjoyable friendships, etc. Now I sit at home and focus on school or think about my future. Utilize the connections and memories you're making before you have to realize it's no longer there.

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Once I was little I had to deal with strict parents and their expectations. Being the youngest in my family was the hardest position in my life, because I had big dreams and goals to achieve. Also, I had many people telling me I won't fulfilled this goals, because my career path was "unachievable". During time passed I always bottled up my emotions to the point I could breakdown, and people would be confused. I learned through time that wasn't ok to bottle up your emotions and feel trap, because showing one emotions leaves you feeling emotionless. So, from time to time it's ok to feel what you need to feel, because we're all human at the end of the day. So my message to those who bottle up your emotion is to open that can, because if you don't you'll have a deep grudge you don't need for the rest of your life.

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One day at my work, we had a customer who started yelling and cursing because his credit card did not work, at the first time he inserted it. Being an employee, you should not argue with the customers, instead apologize to them even if we did nothing wrong. Turns out, he did not insert his card properly. As he was leaving, he was still shouting at people and believe me we were all scared because something like that never happened. After that, he came back and apologized to all of us and told us "world is just crazy, everything f*cking 🤬me off". The moral of the story is not to be rude to others even if they are rude to you because you never know what internal conflict they are going through

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When deciding on important things like personal goals, make sure you give yourself time to think. Listening, and trying to make everyone happy is a very difficult thing to do. Your mom could want you to start working, but your dad might want you to stay in school, but your aunt wants you to work during college. Many people have many different opinions, and it's important to listen to yourself, and decide on your own so you can grow and learn.

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I used to want to be an adult growing up and now I hate it, even though I've been an adult for two months.

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Do not leave for tomorrow what you can do today.

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Do not leave for tomorrow what you can do today.

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Like a month ago, I bought a set of 4 tires for my car and I received the tires, I left them on the garage of my house because I were going to change it on the next day. At the night I was coming from work and it was a storm I was 45 to 50 MPH on the highway and rear tires lose traction and I end in a accident, I'm not hurt but I learn the lesson to not leave anything for tomorrow.

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Don't let people hold valuable and expensive things that you don't want to later pay the price.

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Don't let people hold valuable and expensive things that you don't want to later pay the price.

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In middle school, I brought my fuji film camera to school to take some pictures with my friends. There was a girl that was walking by and offered to take a photo of me and my friends. I accepted her offer. Little did I know what was going to happen. As she gave me my camera back to me, she let go before I grabbed it and it fell on the ground. My camera broke and it did not work well.

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so when i was like 13 i didnt know in my religion it was not allowed to walk over food (meaning just going over it) and a man told me you cant walk over the food and felt guilty and ever since that time i have never walked over food. and im glad he told me

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so when i was like 13 i didnt know in my religion it was not allowed to walk over food (meaning just going over it) and a man told me you cant walk over the food and felt guilty and ever since that time i have never walked over food. and im glad he told me

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i love driving fast and I'm always going above the speed limit and one day i got caught by the pigs and they gave me a fat speeding ticket and i didnt even go to court when i was suppose to so they were about to issue a warrant to come book me.

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Jordan praised chicken and honey. Also, how good it was and how much I was missing out! That's when I realized not to trust Jordan with option with food

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I learned my lesson not to be spoiled when my father passed away I learn my lesson not to ask for things and that I should be grateful for what I get from people because maybe one day they go away from me with a blink of an eye.

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I always believed that if no one else could read my mind and know what I'm going through then what they say doesn't really matter. But I was so far from being right when I was stressed and multiple of my peers kept telling me to calm down and decrease my work load. They kept telling me to slow down or else I would crash and burn. However, I never listened and exactly what they warned me of I did. I completely crashed and burned which was awful but I was able to learn from it and learn that my peers do know me and want the best for me.

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I used to never tell my mom anything personal or too deep because I thought she wouldn't understand. When I started sharing a lot more personal things with my mom like about relationship advice or just in general growing up, I realized that she actually helped me more than my actual friends would when it came to giving advice and sorting out my problems.

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I remember one day I had gone downstairs to the living room and my mother was speaking to my grandparents, she kept telling me how my grandpa wanted to talk to me but I kept saying "I don't want to" only because every time I did speak to my grandparents I would get super emotional. Fast forward to June 13th, 2021 my grandpa passed away due to Covid and since that day I've regretted not taking that phone call.

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Something that has always been a dream of mine as a kid was to be grown and a adult because adults were aloud to do anything and it was so cool to me I wanted to do make up drive and all the cool things adults got to do now that I'm 18.... I wish I could go back. -zuhal

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I one had a friend that I thought I could trust and when I needed her help with something she left me hanging and ended up not being able to continue my plans because she ended u not showing up.

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I remember a few years ago I went to visit family outside the U.S and looking back I remember how stubborn and spoiled I was because things were not the same as they are here and when comparing my life to the struggles people in poor countries have to go through I really am blessed. -Mohammed G.

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I used to think being a grown up would be cool, it really wasn't.

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I used to think being a grown up would be cool, it really wasn't.

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I have a habit of over thinking things and comparing my goals and current life with other people who have very different situations compare to me. I wasn't happy following other peoples goals ad didn't feel like I knew who I was as a person. I learn that to live a fulfilling life you have to follow your own path. I started to work towards myself and appreciate who I am. I still have a lot to work for but I am happier now that I understand not to follow other people's path.

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I use to think i could only enjoy life after i make a lot of money but it turns out i was wrong

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Don't stress over things you can't control 

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Don't stress over things you can't control 

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I used to get really stressed about every little thing. Due to me stress about everything my mental health was going down. Little by little I started to realize that I should stress about things I can't control, just let whatever happen, happen. At the end of the day it is what it is and you just have to accept it.

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I would sometimes skip homework and that affected my grades badly. I lost some privileges at home and it made me upset. You need to do your work because it's important for your future academic progress.

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I really don't enjoy reading books, and I always heard of Harry Potter being a classic. I always thought of the book being nerdy and boring just based on the cover. I finally read the book and loved it.

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one time I was supposed to do a project and I didn't pay attention because I thought I knew what I was doing but turns out there was a specific way to do it and I didn't and failed

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I use to struggle with deadlines because of procrastination. After I would try to do things at the last moments and have a lot stress. But due to online learning I had to stay on task because of all the distractions and the piles of assignments each day. It really got me organized with my work and less stress because I had learned how to mange my time.

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i feel like many people in life overwork themselves in some aspects that are unnecessary. they may feel overwhelmed from what others expect of them and the dicipline they have to portray towards the people they show respect for. but everybody in life is the same, we all have our strengths and weaknesses and there isn't much we can do about it but just learn and improve. but in life, overburdening things puts a big toll that nobody should ever have. so now, i decided to be calm about many things i don't need to worry about and i hope others can do the same as well

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Sometimes the food my mom makes doesn't look good or smell good but if you try it it actually tastes good and it will have you asking for more.

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I've always loved sleep but sometimes it gets in the way of many important things. One time I had a shift in the morning and I slept so late I completely forgot about my shift. My mom tried to wake me up and she told me that I said I didn't have work that day. Then my normal awake self wakes up and panics because I have work and its 12pm..... I ended up making it to work but I got in big trouble. So moral of the story is try your best to always wake up on time when you need to.

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Ever since 4th grade I had trouble sleeping. I would stay up late watching cartoons then. I think around 9-10 years old I was diagnosed anemic. Until now I still do have trouble sleeping and slowly trying to get to a normal sleep schedule.

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Many people look like they do certain things just by the way they look and dress because many people criticize each other just by the way they look because i've been on the other end just by the way of my skin and the way I dress.

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I believe saying the truth is always the best choice. Even in worst situations you should be honest. People sometimes lie there way out of situations but when they get caught the situation can get worst. I remember I saw a worker lying to their manager caught them lying and they instantly got fired on the dot. So when you find yourself in a horrible situation please don't lie because it could get even worst.

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once in freshman year I kept feeling exhausted and dizzy and instead of listening to my body and sitting down I held on and stayed straight up and when I closed my eyes for a bit I woke up on the floor after waking up from fainting with a broken tooth.

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I had trouble preparing presentations for school and I had to rush my work to finish on time. I always messed up with a slide and then I had to make something up in my head which sometimes goes bad. I was able to learn that staying after class and asking questions and reviewing my work I can be prepared when it's my turn to present.

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don't depend on people have a backup plan

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don't depend on people have a backup plan

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If you're going somewhere and don't have a ride or you and your friends are going somewhere don't always expect a ride back or for things to go wrong ounce I asked for a ride my friend drop me off said he would pick me up I waited 3 extra hours before he texted me he's not coming if i had a backup plan this wouldn't have been a issue that's on me.

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when I was 6, I was running around in my very cramped living room, and when my mom called me for something, for whatever reason I stretched out my hands while I ran towards her, and ended up grazing my knuckles against our chimney. So always make sure to watch where you got your hands at. Cause that ish hurt.

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I use to struggle to ask for help if I'm not sure what were suppose to do. I thought I was the only one struggling but then saw other kids being shy to ask. So I soon got to be comfortable to ask for help when needed and is doing better in my classes.

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when learning a new device wear protection because youll fall a lot like i did with my skateboard and now have a lot of elbow and knee scarring

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A lesson I learned in life is to not overeat because it makes one really drowsy.

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My first year teaching there were a few times that I would plan a lesson, but then I'd try it in class and link wouldn't work or the projector would break etc. Those days were the worst and were very stressful. Since then, I've learned to have a backup plan just in case.

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When people have a problem most of the time all you can do it listen and try to prevent it from happening again in the future because you won't be able to help them with a problem that can't be fixed.