So I have been told to list and explain how I will achieve three goals through my sophmore year. I am going to try not to list the obvious goals that every highschooler should probobly set. For example study, work hard, listen to your teachers, whatever else grownups tell teenagers.
So let's see... My first goal for the 2010 school year would have to be do not stress out. Putting on four honors classes and three months of either play rehersal or work each and every day is enough to make me go crazy. I plan to take a breather every now and then, or all the time. I need to take sometime off to not think about school or work or acting so I am going to go to at least one concert once a month, for my sanity.
Second goal would be to understand everyone's point of veiws better than I already do. Having strong opinions can be a gift and a curse at the same time but I do try as hard as I can to understand other people opinions or at least respect them. Learning that most people are never going to see the way you see doesn't mean you shoudln't try to learn how the opposite person thinks. I am going to stop thinking I am right and instead say that in my head I'm right and to the world I am probobly not. But all the while my opinions will not be faltered just more open to other ideas.
Lastly would be watch and care about what's happening in the world. Of course there are the stories that I get invloved because I care about the topic deeply. I already watch The Daily Show nightly since I can't stand the depression of regular news. But now instead of just watching what is going on I want to get out and participate. Sadly, being 16 you can't sign a whole lot of petitions so this year will consist of more running through Boston trying to find protests to join. But even though I am 16 with the rest of my grade it isn't much of an excuse to not try and get out of your house, stop staring at your computor, and do something important.
So those are my three goals. We will just wait and see what the year has in store.
Alex
Alex,
ReplyDeleteDon't be afraid to use your computer to get yourself involved. There are a number of great outlets to find out about causes that you are interested in and a number of ways to express your views, including, I hope, this blog. It is a good thing to try and keep an open mind about things and to try and step back from the craziness that sometimes is life and reflect and take a deep breath.