Life of a Teen: Expectations

Life of a Teen: Expectations

Life is a roller coaster of emotions and situations. As a teen, we are expected to do a lot and know a lot. We are supposed to try to figure out what to do with our lives, and figure out who we are going to be as a person. We have many influences on our lives, but some steer us in different directions. As a teen, we are pulled in so many different directions we don’t know where to go. From our parents, we are supposed to act like adults and do whatever possible to help, even if there is nothing to do. Our parents expect us to go to school, get good grades, act in a proper manner, and do whatever they tell us to do. They expect all of this from us as an adult, but yet they still treat us like a child.
From our teachers, they also expect a lot. I mean we have eight classes and each teacher expects me to do all the homework that they assign. From each class we get about 30 minutes of work, which doesn’t seem to bad. But once you add 8 classes with that amount of work and only have a little time to do it, you do become very stressed and tired from staying up too late working on it. Plus they expect us to stay awake during their class to learn their information, but since we were up late working on their homework it is pretty much counter productive.
From our friends, we are expected to act a certain way around them and act like them. If you don’t you won’t be friends. But you want to stay in with the cool people so you conform to them. We start dressing certain ways, talking certain ways, and acting certain ways that may not be how we would normally act. As a teen, we need help guiding ourselves down the right path, but not with too much influence that it pushes us in the wrong way. It all has to be a gentle balance.

Famous Quote

Alex Engler
Famous Quote

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning." ~ Albert Einstein

I like this quote because it has excellent advice on how we should live our day to day lives. Everyday we should look back at what we have accomplished and all that we have yet to do. Each and every day we make mistakes and fail to do something. We should look back at it and think to ourselves, “I know I can do better”. We can take these as learning opportunities and a growth in who we are meant to become in this life that God has given us.
We should live for today everyday because you never know when it may end. Everyday that we are given, we should live to the fullest and enjoy every last second. If we live each day to the fullest then we will not have as many regrets. As we live each moment enjoy it, if we enjoy it then we will be able to look back and see all that God has given us. We will also be able to make as many memories as possible.
Also we should hope for tomorrow. I know that there is only so much that we can do to prepare for the future, but we should try our best to make it the best future possible. If we hope and pray for guidance, God will help lead us to where we are meant to be. All things happen for a reason, we can only hope for a better tomorrow and future. Plan carefully, pray continuously, and hope and God will lead us to the future that we all are meant to have.
In the last part of the quote, Einstein states that we should never stop questioning. I agree with this last part, because we should always be asking questions. Questions on how we can do better, about how things work, and everything that just goes on during everyday life. Just don’t question too much, there is a limit on how much we can understand as humans because we are sinful beings living in a sinful world. Ask for God’s guidance and we will all understand once we are with him.
So remember to learn from your mistakes from yesterday, enjoy every last moment of today since we might not get tomorrow, and hope for a better future.

Personal Goals

Personal Goals

I have a lot of personal goals for my life. Some are more ambitious and others are really simple goals that I can achieve soon. Most of my goals I have planned toward my future and so on. Some will come within reach sooner than later, or will take a while to achieve. I have also achieved some of my personal goals for high school already and I am very proud to have accomplished them.
I play two sports, tennis and volleyball. Last tennis season I was able to make varsity doubles with my partner Rin. We made an excellent team. We set ourselves a goal to never give up on a match and always finish out the points. We lost only a few times and the times we did lose, we were very close and we never gave up. This year, I hope to win more matches and find a good partner, since my partner Rin graduated.
I made a goal over this past summer to try my best at volleyball. With my hard work and determination I was able to make on the varsity team as a sophomore. Even though I was not playing my usual position and had to learn a few things, the team made it to semi-state and also won the Marion County tournament, which is a first for our tiny 1A school. I am also playing club volleyball this winter for Circle City. I am very excited that I made a team since so many other players were cut. I am with an amazing group of girls and am so excited for the season ahead. We as a team hope to go to nationals. I also have a goal of learning new plays to run as a middle hitter.
I also have many academic goals. I am hoping to graduate with honors and get into a good college.