"It is my attitude, not my aptitude, that determines my altitude, or how far I can go"- Rev. Jesse Jackson
Today was my first day of high school. I was excited but I knew I had to be cautious. I had received a lot of great advice but my favorite words of wisdom came straight from a quote said by the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Time management, responsibility, and maintaining my stress levels were all things I had heard already but I didn't know what attitude to have. Three things I learned from high school just today were: depend solely on God because no one can work out a high school schedule better than him, discern who you take advice from because not everyone wants you to succeed, or at least not beyond them, and stay positive because joy comes every morning. Today I had to decide if I would stay positive no matter what or let other attitudes affect my own. Will I look at it as always being lonely, or learning independence? Will I say i'm constantly bored, or I'm learning patience? Do I have nothing to prove or everything to prove? Here's a quote from myself inspired by the one above, "With a negative attitude, it is easy to determine the quality of the work you can accomplish, but with a positive attitude it is nearly impossible to determine the quantity of what you'll do ." Thank you to all those who prayed for my first day, it was great!
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