Fight for what you want

So I literally just SCREECHED (freaking out my dad) but it was a happy screech. I didn't know how else to react... I looked at my grades, double checked that I wasn't seeing things wrong... then SCREECHED.... high pitch screech!!! Why?? BECAUSE I GOT ONE B AND 4 A'S FOR THIS PAST SEMESTER!!!! (for those of you not familiar with the american grading system A's are highest, then B, then C, then D, then F [there is no E grade...] F is failing.) In university, most classes require you to get at least a C to pass the class otherwise you have to retake it. Last semester, I got 4 C's and one A... see a major difference? lol!!! That means i got a 3.75 GPA this semester (on a 4.0 scale... if you take honors classes you can get higher than a 4.0 but I dont take honors classes)!!!! That's like my BEST GPA EVER!!!!! I had a 2.38 GPA last semester!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Even with the drama with my ex and his stupid friend, even with my rocky start (I had some panic attacks in the first month of the semester) and almost getting kicked out of university (they thought I wasn't stable enough to stay), even with my friend attempting suicide only a half hour after my ex broke up with me... even with EVERYTHING that happened I rose above it!!!!!! I showed EVERYONE WHO DOUBTED ME THAT I CAN SUCCEED!!!! EVERYONE THAT DOESN'T BELIEVE IN ME CAN JUST GO AWAY BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN ME AND THAT IS ALL THAT MATTERS!!! I'm almost crying right now cuz I'm like SO HAPPY!!! I was expecting at least 2 B's and at least one C!!! DREAMS CAN BECOME REALITY, WHEN IN REALITY, YOU FIGHT FOR YOUR DREAMS!!! As Walt Disney once said, "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." (thanks to http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/walt_disney.html for providing quote)

If you want something, work for it. You may fail once, twice, or more, but through failure comes success. As  Ralph Waldo Emerson (American poet) said, "Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.”* "If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.” -- Woody Allen (American Actor).* By Anonymous, "Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It's OK to fail. If you're not failing, you're not growing.”* It isn't our failures that define us, but what we do after we fail that matters. If Thmas Edison had given up after his first, second, third, fourth... failure we may not have the lightbulb! Edison is rumored to have failed about 10,000 times before achieving the efficient and successful lightbulb!!


* quotes from http://thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/failing/

Coping with depression part II

 

Another thing I do to cope is photography. I have two cameras, they were both gifts (well one was a gift, one was my Dad’s and he gave me it to mess around with). I love the sound of the shutter on the older camera and I love the big lens. (in the video I am just rambling about the camera)I like to just walk around the neighborhood to take pictures. Something else I love and am pretty much obsessed with is Sudoku. I love it! That’s about it. Some people bake (which I also do but just for fun… I love to make fondant) It’s a matter of experimenting with things you love to do, with depression things you used to enjoy you don’t really enjoy them anymore. Try doing things you used to love or new things to find things that help you personally. There are so many things that people can do to cope. Also, stay in touch with your friends. Don’t let depression ruin friendships. Letting your illness get the best of you will only lead to regret. Take control of your own life, realize that there’s hope, even if you can’t see it, you will see it eventually. Peace out