“Our Greatest Glory is Not in Never Failing, But in Rising Up Every Time we Fail.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson said it so well. This quote describes my life perfectly at the moment. Due to my medical issues that have arose over the past few months, I was forced to withdraw from college. My first semester of college and I couldn’t even succeed in finishing. As a person, I feel like a failure. I feel like I couldn’t handle multiple things at once. I feel like there are many more people out there that are experiencing difficult situations and I just didn’t have the guts or the strength to face what I was going through. My body failed me and as a result, I failed as a student. I failed as a person to take care of myself.

Although sometimes we fail, though, we always get back up and try again. And that’s exactly what I plan on doing. Along with my medical issues, this semester has had family problems, relationship problems, and other stresses along the way. But I know that when I go back in January, it will be a great opportunity to restart my life. Because although I may have failed this semester, doesn’t mean that I can’t rise above and succeed in the end.

Some Days There Won't Be A Song In Your Heart. Sing Anyway.

We all have bad days, right? Or at least I do. Those days when you wake up and you realize you slept through your alarm. Those days when you look outside and it’s raining. One of those days where it seems the whole day is ruined. But is it really? Can one hindrance in our lives really affect our entire outlook?

I certainly think not. Why would anyone let one little thing affect our day? If you sleep through your alarm, learn from your mistake. Set multiple alarms. And just relax. Don’t let it bug you. If it’s raining, grab and umbrella and be on your way. Life may not be perfect in any respect, but the outlook we have on life affects everything. Even on the worst of days, perception can change everything.

Just as we have bad days, others do too. So as you’re walking in the rain with your umbrella on that day that you slept through your alarm, give a big smile to the person walking by. You may be the only smile they see that day.

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.