as we graduate i feel we have a duty to explain. these past four years of high school have been some great years. but we did not peak in high school. we have an entire life ahead of us and so many more adventures in life. although looking back i though i would share what i learned.
1. do not let people hold you back. as i first started high school i was in a low place, i let people that i had never even had a real conversation with affect my life. and there we some i did have some with that tried to hold me down in the low place. sometimes it’s better to let go of people for your own sake and theirs.
2. if you get into a relationship do not let it engulf you. i never had a relationship in high school in fear of this. their are so many experiences to be had with friends and family, why limit yourself to one person to have those experiences with? i watched friends get into relationships and completely disregarded other opportunities that the people around them offered.
3. laugh with every opportunity available. this past year has been difficult with us trying to figure out what we wanted to do that i forgot to live a lot. i hadn’t laughed as much until i realized it over a joke i made about milk to my mother.
4. friendships come and go. i have met some of the most amazing people during these four years. a lot of them being in my later years as well. but i also let go of a lot of old friends as well. i value my experiences with everyone i’ve ever had a friendship with and i do not regret one second of any of them.
5. do not let others opinions affect you. in the beginning i let what others think hold me back. sometimes this still occurs and it is still something i’m working on to this day. this is one of the most challenging things i’ve had to learn. those that are closest to us may have an opinion as well but it is your opinion that matters the most. you must ask yourself if you are doing the right thing? are you going to regret 5 years from now? big decisions and small decisions affect every aspect of your life from your mental to physical state.
6. you are beautiful no matter what. everybody has compared themselves to another at some point in their life and it’s important to remember that we are all different mentally and physically based on the way we grew up and every memory since then. so watch when you call someone ugly or fat or too skinny or make any comments on their appearance including when you make those comments to yourself. you do not judge others before you know them and you do not get to comment on what someone looks like and try to make them insecure.
7. do not let anybody degrade another. the things i’ve heard through high school have been atrocious. the slut shaming and not respecting those who others have been with. i’m guilty of not speaking up when necessary but i also never spoke up for myself. i have been called multiple things like “slut” “bitch” “flat ass” and have watched my friends been called that too. i’ve watched as guys said “girls like to be degraded like that” and watched girls say “he’s just a stupid fuckboy”. it goes both ways and we are not being sensitive when we put a stop to it we are changing the course of history we want to go through as this has been happening for millennia’s.
i am moving on to college this next year and these are some things i will carry on with me for the rest of my life. i don’t regret a single thing from my high school experience. i have come to value every person i’ve come across learning a lesson from each one even if i haven’t held a conversation with them.
so remember this. things may seem rough now but life gets better. it teaches you with every negative and positive person you meet. take things as they come and do not stress as much over the little things.
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