It’s important to know how to say “no” in high school and in life. We really could pass up on negative peer pressure, bad life habits, or more workload that puts our family in the back burner. But sometimes we need to say yes. High School lesson #5: Step Up and Say Yes. My senior […]
Make Allowance and Forgive
“Some people don’t deserve forgiveness.” I looked up from where I stood next to a low library shelf. J was talking to another classmate. He didn’t look angry. He didn’t look sad. He looked confident and calm. His unforgiveness* caught me off guard. It made me sad because I saw through his mask of confidence, […]
Stick to Your Notecards
There are many things I learned in high school. Here’s one of them, and another, and here’s the 3rd: Stick to your notecards. This is going to be especially painful for me. I was going to post it yesterday, but I really really really don’t want to relive my embarrassing moments if I don’t have […]
Steal the Spam and Run
High School lesson #2: Steal the bacon Spam and run beyond the finish line. Here’s lesson 1. Andy begged me to join the lunchtime activity “Steal the Bacon,” which was actually a can of Spam. Our class was one player short. I had hw to do, but that look of desperation on my friend’s face…. […]
Be You Through Love
You know how some people say that high school or college are the best four years of your life? It wasn’t like that for me. I was awkward in high school and a loner in college. But at least I learned some lessons. And since many people are going back to school soon, I thought […]
