Every time a practical student came to my work place for industrial training or course attachment, If I liked them enough I would share with them my struggle as a student and I would not to say advise them, but let them know about my take on yesteryear of my life.
I am not sure if I had wrote about this before but if I did then let me just share it again today.
I found schooling years was indeed one of the most memorable times of my life but If I could go back in time there were a few things I would like to change or perhaps add.
I would add a hobby. Any hobby that would allow me to be creative such as "knitting" would help me a lot if I practiced or did such thing then. Why? Because a hobby is not only a stress reliever but it gives you something to do that you can totally enjoy. It allows you to use your imagination which is necessary to push your limits in other area of life.
I would also like to spend some time to read non-fiction and fiction books. To be honest, during those years there wasn't much time to read up non-academical books but then again, I also never turned to it during semester break. So I really think it was a loss. Why? By reading books like self-help book I will be able to view things from different angle. I confessed how much I felt lost during my university years simply because of emotional exhaustion and disillusionment with my goal of becoming what I thought I wanted to be. I think reading self-help books would help me to gather my thoughts more objectively then. Also books related to relationship would have help me to cope with the wild heart of mine back then. I could have gone through hundred of books and learn something from there. I could have been better at managing my heartache back then if only I tried to get a meaningful pointers and advise from books. Right? Who knows? You know people can teach you in so many ways, not just by interacting with you face to face but also through their experience which they had carefully pour out in the form of words in books. You only have to make time to search for it and TIME is something that never stops. It never wait for us.
"Playing" would also be something that I could use a little more during that time. I am not sure why but I didn't seem to be really able to "play" when I was a student nor am I really good at it right now. I thing playing doesn't necessarily mean laughing one whole day long, sweating and hanging out with a bunch of friends. Now that I am older, I think playing or having fun depends much on your personality. How can an introvert person have fun hanging out in a club knowing the fact that she is shy in a crowd of people and could not even entertain the mere thought of dancing on the floor. Right? It all depends on what makes you feel "happy" and calm. It can be as simple as going out to "fish" or a day at the swimming pool or a day of undisturbed reading time with a glass of hot tea and a doughnut. I think that would be more like "playing" for the kind of person that I am. I would be so happy to include just a friend or two to chat and gossip one whole day long. It would be nice. I think it is really nice that way. Right?
I would also allow myself to engage more on public speaking. I would use those years to take up courage and just stand on the stage and "speak". If I learned well back then, I wouldn't have so much of problem becoming a "leader" now. Would I? Public speaking is something I have to jump on every opportunity simply because it is VERY IMPORTANT. How can someone who actually have so much of things to tell people just clam up and not talk when really..she wants to talk and wants people to listen because she believes she has "knowledge" to share with them.
I love red and red means "fierce" and it also means "passion". Sometime I feel that I am not living up to my potential because I am scared. I am scared if my eagerness to success in something could be interpreted as "showing off" by others. Negative remarks bothers me. I also never place myself as equal to other people and always in my "mind" I place myself as the lowly person. Now that I think about it, I realized how bad that thinking was. I don't actually have to think that I am the best aka higly person, but I should have treated myself as equal to other people. I should have believe in my own ability and I should back then, gave all I had and "thought" highly of myself without needing to compare myself with others. I shouldn't back down "mentally" without withdrawing my sword which was my "eagle" spirit. If not, that's how you lose your identity and create a mediocre person when you were in fact created to be excellent. Right?
Right there. Its not late to "turn over a new leaf"
Remember that success doesn't necessarily makes you and failure doesn't and can never break you as long as you live. We must always move on from the point we realize our mistakes.
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