I was entering my senior year of high school and I had nothing but the highest of expectations. Coming out of my junior year was a little rough because it was not my year academically or socially. So for my senior year, I vowed that I would study hard and create friendships that I knew would last a lifetime. Being a volleyball player, I started my senior year earlier because of all the workouts, practices, scrimmages, and camps. There were five seniors on the team, including me. We are all practically best friends and hung out all the time. There was one girl who I specifically close with named Natalie and we have been friends since we were in the third grade. I honestly thought that Natalie and I were going to be great friends for our entire …show more content…
This is a retreat that really changes your outlook on life where you really earn respect for your peers. This retreat also helps one not to be so quick to judge people based on appearances or things that they have heard. Everyone that attends this retreat enjoys it that they recommend that everyone should receive the experience. When you attend the retreat, you are not allowed to have any electronic devises. So, you cannot talk to anyone who is not at the retreat or know what is going on outside of the `retreat. Some people may think that this is hard but in all honesty, it was one of the easiest things that I have ever done. You are so engaged in talking to your peers and learning different things about their lives you’ve never known before that you do not even miss anything else that is going on. One part of the retreat we received letters from our friends and family and they were showing us that we were loved. I did not receive one from Natalie and I was a little taken …show more content…
I was happy that I was finally letting her go because I was fed up with being treated as though I was not important enough for her. After a while of this going on I thought that it would be right of me to text Natalie and tell her exactly why I was keeping my distance. I explained how I felt ever since third grade when we became friends up till high school. She never replied to my message which I was really taken back by. I really thought that she would be understanding of my feelings but I was wrong. I guess I did the right thing by letting her go. This whole experience really showed me what a true friend was and how I need to let someone go based on how they treat me as a
Then on January 18th we started texting about our issues. My friend had not been very nice lately, and she had changed since she was my buddy in crime in elementary school. So, we started texting about our issues. I was about to send the text, “Gtg”, and go downstairs for dinner, when she sent a text saying, “I don’t think we should be best friends anymore.” As soon as the text lit up on my phone screen, I started sobbing. I was heartbroken, destroyed, and most of all, disappointed. My best friend since 2nd grade had told me she didn’t want to be my best friend anymore, and ever since then, it really did feel like that. I was lucky if I ever felt that we were just acquaintances. This text devastated me. In most situation, if you make a friend in early elementary school, usually you’re friends and you stay friends forever, and get closer year by year. But, in my case, that fate did not happen. My best friend turned around on me and said she didn’t want to be my best friend anymore. So I realized that even though friends can promise things, you never know what will happen to a friendship five years in the future, but if friends are loyal to you, a friendship could last a
Instead Becca was talking to the new boy, Abby was sitting at her desk alone. My teacher welcomed me back, as I made my way back to my desk. Abigail looked at me and smiled, she said she had missed me. I asked her what happened to Becca, her face turned red as she looked at me. “Becca started spreading terrible rumors”, she told me. “Even worste then before, it was my fault in the first place I shouldnt have agreed.” She apologized and hugged me, she told me she missed her bestfriend. We went back to being close maybe closer, sadly I eventually ended up moving. We stayed close friends, but also made new friends. I still talk to her about everything, we meet up sometimes. She was my first bestfriend, we always had our little aruguments. True friends overcome the biggest of obstacles, im happy to have overcame
It all started the first week of grade 10. I was walking to math class and i met up with a few of my lunch crew friends. I noticed my friend Ashlea talking to Erin Berring. Erin was an attractive, smart and fashonable girl. I always had a thing for smarties. In school she had straight A's, and was also the leader of the female wrestling team. I felt a little up on myself that day for some reason. I figured there was no better time then the present to chat it up a little. The conversation went quite well, which was different from what I expected. She even asked for my number so we could continue our talk later that night. "Why would she be interested in me?," I said to myself. After all, she seemed way out of my league.
I went to the football game with my best friend at the time, Katelyn Kelley. My parents dropped us off there. We saw her family, she stopped and said hi. We walked around for a little while, and got food. We got a pickle and some chips. We saw some of her friends, so we stopped and talked to them for a while. Then, I saw my friend Tyler, so I went and hung out with him for a while and told Katelyn I would meet up with her later. He and I talked for a while, and then Katie started walking up to us. We wanted to leave, but the game wasn’t over yet. So, Tyler, Katie, and I went out of the gates and walked to his car. We asked if we could have a ride. He had a really nice car, that went really fast. We asked him to go fast, and he did. His car sounded so beautiful. But when we got back the game was almost over, so me and Katie stayed outside of the gate, but Tyler went back
After a while Patrica and Amanda started to notice my leave of absence and started going out of their way to say hi to me and ask about my day and so on. I would always leave it short with them. Following their long heys and catching up conversations I would always respond the same just with a simple "hi" or even just a wave or little smile and with a "oh nothing". How it makes me chuckle thinking about it. Anyway after about half the school year doing this, they did try to reach out and ask if they did something wrong and again I would always say the same thing no why? Which I know, I shouldve just said what was on my mind but it did make me delighted that they knew I how once felt about that friendship. The end of the school year is kind of a blur with my grades going down the drain, my home life not being so great, and "losing" my best friend but also having some of the best and funniest memories of my life. I realized while they werent the best friends a person could ask for, they did somewhat realize how they made me feel so I did make up with Amanda and Patricia because I had bigger and more stressful things to worry about
I continued to blow her off and watch her struggle so my reputation wouldn’t be ruined. I feel all the guilt in the world. Melinda is all I think about. Every time I see her, which isn’t very often, my heart drops a little. I think I need to talk to her and befriend her again. No I shouldn’t, she probably doesn’t want to talk to me. She probably hates me. But I think she really needs someone. Ughh whatever I don’t want to complicate things, I’ll just leave her alone. I truly feel bad for her, but if I show kindness towards her, everyone will hate me. Sometimes I see Melinda hanging out around the janitor’s closet. I always want to talk to her and see how she’s doing, but I just can’t bring myself to knock on the old, rusting door to the janitor’s closet. I mean, what would I say? There is nothing to be said except that I’m sorry, but she wouldn’t believe me after how I’ve been treating her. If I talk to Melinda, people will see me and unfriend me like they did her. I can’t believe I’m saying this but if I talk to Melinda, my reputation will be ruined. Just like my friendship with Melinda. The friendship that I
In conclusion, the retreat has offered me new perspectives on things that happen daily, such as tasks at school, and on things that I would never have thought to try, such as new weekend activities. The retreat has also offered me a new perspective on myself, helping me realize what I should keep and cherish and what I should change or possibly improve regarding my abilities and
It started off as any normal day I was sitting at home watching Netflix by myself. This was during the summer and it was definitely too hot to go outside and do anything so I just stayed inside. I was in my room and out of nowhere my best friend bursts through my door and tells me to get up because were going somewhere. I wasn’t surprised she tended to do this a lot, so I got up and we went outside to her car and just started driving. I asked her where we were going but she wouldn’t tell me and told me it wasn’t that big of deal. When we finally arrived at our destination it just ended up being Falls Park in Sioux Falls. I asked her what we were doing here because it was so hot outside, she then replied saying that she just wanted to hangout and do something. We walked around, talked, and just had a great time but it was starting to get
Especially, when it comes to physical and emotional responsibility. In our sessions, I felt as though the group leaders provided an enormous sense of emotional support. I felt as though the environment was stable and conducive to learning. The setting at first was somewhat tense, but this was acceptable considering that many of us were unfamiliar with the group therapy process. I myself had never undergone a group therapy session, whatsoever. I did, however, appreciate the fact that the environment was quite fair and impartial. The leaders were very nonjudgmental and affirmative in their responses when it came to each and every person’s comments and feedback. Everyone was engaged and actively participated. The group was not hostile and everyone participated in the conversations as well as the exercises chosen. I also felt as though everyone was emotionally tied in. Meaning that if someone was dealing with a personal issue or their emotions were all over the place then the group was susceptible to that individuals needs. For example, we experienced group member who had experienced the loss of a friend. Immediately, each group member became involved and concerned. We were immediately concerned with whether or not she was taking time to grieve or if she was simply doing enough to take time out for herself. In all, the environment over the course of each therapy session displayed a great sense of empathy, concern and support. Another session, in particular, that truly stands out to me in terms of support was when we were asked to share our life experiences and dreams. I can recall stating that I was going to school in order to finally do something for myself. I had completed my bachelor’s degree at the age of 40 and had plans to continue education until I complete my PhD. What was so different was the fact that they understood. They understood, I was trying
During my middle and early high school years I had the same group of friends. As we grew up each of us started going through different situations but we always remained friends and spent time together. However, as we reached our junior year we started slowly losing our friendships due to me being put into a senior class. Then senior year came and I had plans and goals to reach. I didn’t want to do activities that we use to do
On January 31st I enjoyed eight hours of wilderness time. After getting up early, and completing a few chores, I retired to my room for the day. Goals for my retreat were to get closer to God and be renewed by His presence, and to hear what He might say to me. I looked forward to being alone and being quiet. Before I began, the one concern I had was that I might get distracted and start daydreaming about other things. To help avoid this and provide some structure to my day, I chose to focus on the suggested retreat detailed in Emilie Griffin's book Wilderness Time. The suggested one day retreated focused on renewing one's call; a topic which was perfect for me. I’m so grateful you had such a positive experience. Well done and well planned.
When going into high school the same friends you have in freshmen year aren’t the same in senior year. Strong Friendship is always hard to get, I knew who my real friends were after every year in high school ended. By the end of my senior year I had almost all the same friends except for three or four. But there was this one girl who stayed and she been my best friend since then we have had tough time and we have broken up but we always come back to each other. During the break ups I never treated anybody special like I did with her somehow I knew she was going to come back. The theme was always in my life and it showed me that not all my good friends are going to stay but when you have a best friend they’re always going to be
Last year at the beginning of the school year I was just starting high school as a freshman at St.T. I was excited about starting there because I had the chance to meet some new people and teachers. Most of the students I had already went to school with from kindergarten to when we graduated eighth grade together, and I went to school with a lot of the upperclassmen in previous years at Our Lady of Lourdes so, I wasn’t scared because I knew so many people already. Anyway, the first semester was fine. I as on the cheer team, I had good grades, and kept them up, and i was gone almost every weekend hanging out with friends. Then the second semester comes. I wasn’t going to cheer practices, my grades dropped, and I missed so many weeks of school
How can we spiritually grow closer to God and our peers around us? How can we develop our relationships with our friends in positive, beneficial ways? Activities such as camping, attending church, and participating in spiritual retreats can accomplish these goals. Engaging in Atlanta Adventist Academy's spiritual retreat this past weekend helped me to develop my character on spiritual, mental, and social levels. Throughout the course of the weekend, I was able to strengthen relationships between former and new friends, experience the mental and social aspects of teamwork, and learn how God works through negative situations.
"I promise it will be worth it, just wait and you will see. Anyway, like I was saying, It was my senior year everything was going great! I was captain of the cheer team and in the most non conceited way, loved by everyone, but for some reason I was not happy. I had not been happy since the last time I had talked to Emma, who had been my best friend all of my life. We were inseparable from when we met - which was before kindergarten. It was sophomore year that ruined our friendship. I was dating this cute boy named Hunter. He was always close to Emma and I was aware of that. It was never a problem until I heard rumors of them hanging out behind my back. I did not want to believe it. When I found out that it was true, it tore me in half. I lashed out on Emma and Hunter not knowing what else to do. Hunter finally told me the truth that he had had feelings for Emma this whole time. He tried to apologize, but I could not even stand to look at him. He hurt me so much by telling me that. I could not even put my words together to talk to him, I just ...