A college failure can turn out to be your biggest blessing. I wish I knew it when I spent months moaning about my failed college entry. As soon as I turned 7, my parents were sure that I would become a lawyer. I didn’t like that idea but didn’t want to disappoint those who gave me life. I disappointed, though. When I received a letter that notified me about a failed exam, it seemed my life ended right at that moment. My parents probably thought this way, too. Our house was full of grief and tears as if someone died.…
Tag: myself
I’ve been an avid people pleaser since my childhood and even today I’m struggling with this habit. I believed that having tons of friends is great so I did EVERYTHING just to save a friendship when it’s about to fail. Losing a friend – especially the best one – isn’t easy, but it’s inevitable. I have lost many friends and each friendship ending was as painful as a breakup with a person you love. Although I felt a huge relief after that, I was worrying about what others would say about me at that moment. I thought people would blame…
I don’t think anyone who drinks and drives predicted they’d ever be in that situation. Nobody wakes up in the morning and plans to drive drunk that night. The day it happened to me, everything just flew by so fast. But it was this one mistake that cost me my life and my future. I have failed myself and anyone who depends on me. This has been the biggest failure of my life, and I am reminded of it every minute of every day. I was having a couple of drinks with some coworkers after work. We typically do this…