Trials...

These past couple of weeks have been insanely busy. All my classes seem to schedule their tests and papers to be due the same week. Its almost as if my professors think their class is the only one I am taking because they assign outrageous amounts of homework that realistically cannot be completed withing one day. This comes as no surprise though for I have discovered the method that professors use when scheduling their lectures, test, and papers. Here it is: the first few weeks of the semester start of nice and slow before the first set of midterms. The next couple weeks are gradually speed up before the next set of midterms. Then after thanksgiving break it is pure craziness because professors have two weeks to finish teaching all the material before finals.

However, despite how busy I may be with test and papers that are due in a corresponding two week period, somehow it all works out. Somehow everything that I need to get done does get done and on time. Last week I had a minor melt down as I discovered my laptop, which is pretty much my whole life, had a virus and needed to be wiped clean. This of course meant that I was going to lose everything. I about cried at this news for I had two papers to write that week and couldn't afford to lose everything that was on my laptop. Thank goodness for my wonderful boyfriend Albert. He assured me that everything was going to be ok and that no matter what happened everything would work out. I reluctantly believed him but still believed that it was the end of the world. See, I had a plan for that week and having a sick computer ruined my whole plan which in effect caused me to freak out. Somehow though everything worked out in due time. It didn't exactly go the way I had wanted it to, but my computer got fixed and I was able to write both my papers.

I learned a valuable lesson from this experience that I had last week. Although there may be trials and tribulations they are for our benefit. Even though at the time they are frustrating and hard to bear, in the end they can make you a stronger and better person. For me, I learned that I must be flexible and that I must take it one day at a time. I can't stress out and worry about those things in which I have no control over. Despite what happens, life goes on. Laugh at those trials that seem to hard to bear and remember that they are only making you stronger. Remember "Love Life, Be Brave"!