Freshman year
As I was on the PJC bus to an out of town game, I had some free time to think. Lately, I have had in the back of my mind several troubling areas, so I know that this moment was the time to take care of these situations. If I could overcome certain problems, I would be more successful in the future. First, I have to get over the sudden death of my father. The day I found out my father was killed in an accident while he was on his job, I felt as if my life was over. I was devastated for weeks after hie funeral, but finally I was able to take control of my emotions. By using the defense mechanism apathy, I was able to overcome my intense grief and to realize I had to accept certain things that I could not change. I questioned myself about why God took my father when I had known him for such a short period of time. I know that I'm not supposed to question God, so that is why I asked him for the strength and understanding. The following Sunday I went to church with my coach, and as the preacher was teaching God's word, he said, "We know not why god does thing He does Does, but we must learn to accept
Thanks to the lord, I know for sure I can survive that. She told me,"Crystal you will never be successful in the future if you can't accept constructive criticism because it's a part of life. Later I found out I was wrong and realized that without an education I might as well not play basketball, one day I would become too old and not be able too play, and I would !have nothing to fall back on, so I might as well not play any sports. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. I realized th!at certainty a defense arousing mechanism would make life more pleasant for me. I know I'm not always right, but I'm not always wrong either. Because I get so upset with them everytime they answered questions I would interrupt; consequently, I was often sent to the principal's office. I thought if I just played awesome basketball that would get me where I needed to be. " After that talk with my mother, I completely changed my attitude. Finally, I realized I have been concentrating too much on basketball and not enough on academics. What I didn't realize was if I didn't have the grades, I would be ineligible for a scholarship. " By finally learning to gracefully accept criticism, I became a happier person. When my mother grew tired of the teachers telling her about my flipped attitude, she had a talk with me. During my junior year of high school, if I did not answer a question correctly, some of the other students would correct me in a haughty way as if they knew every correct answer. To sum up, the sudden death of my father, my inability to accept constructive criticism and my emphasis of basketball were several personal problems I needed to work out.
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