dear mr. murphy,
this isnt part of the assignment. I just wanted to let you know that you were definitely my favorite teacher throughout the years and I am so glad that I had you as my english teacher for 3 years. You taught me so much and prepared me for college very well.
summary.
people change. I’ve changed. Life changes. People move on, and sometimes we have to move on from things that happen in life. Sometimes we lose old friends, but we gain new ones. It’s okay to be sad, but you can’t let that sadness control you. Nothing lasts forever- the good or the bad. It’s up to us to decide how we deal with what life throws at us. Sometimes, we have to give up on things. it’s not healthy to continue to hold on to something that won’t ever happen. There is also a time when it is okay to cling to something or someone as tightly as you possibly can. It’s your decision. We have to make choices everyday, they can be good or bad, regardless you’ll always deal with the repercussions of your choices. It’s inevitable, so choose wisely. It’s not always that people change, sometimes they just figure out who they really are. Sometimes because of this, you lose people you never though you would. Sometimes because of this, you find out who you are. It’s not always up to other people who you get to be, the only judge that matters is yourself, because in the end, you are all you have. Love is complicated, and is usually very messy in high-school. Most of the time, it’s not even love at all, it’s confused with love and that’s why it turns into such a mess. One of the most important things in life is to love yourself. If you rely on people for happiness, you’ll never get it. There is always that one person in your life that can make you feel happy and special. Never let that person go. Cherish the moments in your life that you don’t want to forget, but if they’re gone don’t live life wishing you could go back. Remember what you had, and move forward. Don’t try to change yourself for someone who doesn’t care. Save your time, because in the end, if the person is worth it, you won’t have to change yourself at all. High-school was way more than just learning academics, I’ve learned about life. High-school taught be to be strong. High-school taught me about myself.
we try.
i think sometimes people, especially girls, try too hard for people that don’t really care about them. They chase after people who don’t want them, and push away those who do. We make excuses for people. We try so hard to be the ‘perfect’ person for them, that we lose ourselves. But then what happens when they still don’t want us? who are we then?
It’s possible to go on, no matter how impossible it seems, and that in time, the grief lessens. It may not go away completely, but after a while, it’s not so overwhelming.
Senior Year: 2010/2011
i’ve learned this past year. i’ve changed, i’ve grown and maybe things do happen for a reason. maybe they don’t. but no matter what, they still happen. that’s what we need to remember. i learned to stop analyzing things, to just let them happen. and if i get hurt, or if something bad happens, there’s nothing i can do to change that. i’ve learned to go with my gut, and that it’s okay to make mistakes because the ones that matter won’t care. i’ve learned that love really is as great as they say it is. i’ve learned that your friends can save you from your worst enemy: yourself. and most importantly, i’ve learned that today is all we have.
Damaged people are dangerous; they know they can survive.
Memories are what warm you up from the inside. But they’re also what tear you apart.
moments
have you ever had one of those moments that has meant so much to you, that it’s probably impossible to forget. you remember every detail about when it happened, and you sit up replaying it over countlessly in your mind? Have you ever had one of those moments? I have. I don’t know whether its a good thing or a bad thing. I never want to forget it, but at the same time I wish it had never happened, because i know it won’t ever happen again. It’s almost like christmas when you were a kid, you wait and wait and wait. Then it finally comes and is gone in a blink of an eye and you wonder where it went. I replay everything about the moment over and over, wishing i was still there, but i won’t ever get to go back to that. It’s a sad thing, but at the same time, I’d never take it back. Ever.
Sometimes we tend to be in despair when that someone leaves us. But the truth is, it’s not our loss, but theirs, for they left the only person who wouldn’t give up on them.
you’ll light up
Normally, there is always someone in our lives that makes us feel like no one else can. You probably already had someone pop into your mind, if you did. You know how these people can make you feel. You could be totally sad and depressed, but then you see that specific person, or hear their voice, and everything changes. It could be anyone: your mom, your dad, your sibling, your best friend, your boyfriend, your girlfriend. I don’t know who it is, but make sure you tell them how much you love them, and how they make you feel. Because it’s something special, and you should never take it for granted.
You find out who your real friends are in high-school,
it’s as simple and as hard as that. As i’ve mentioned before, people tend to go through a lot of changes during this period of time, and as much as we hope our good friends don’t change- they do. Sometimes we can accept the changes and adapt, but other times our once great friends become complete strangers. This is one of the hardest things in life to accept. Or, maybe the person didn’t change, they just turned out to be someone you never though they could be over time. I don’t know which is worse, but either way it’s confusing and hard, and just no fun to go through. But usually, when this happens, other people come into your life. People that you never thought you’d be friends with become the people your closest to in life. Or maybe someone completely new comes into your life, and you wondered how you ever got by without them. Either way, in the end, you usually come out better than you were with the other people.
