Dear Stressed College Student,
I believe in you. I know that it has hit that part of the semester of pure chaos. It feels as though everything is crashing down and you just want to get pas the next few weeks of the semester as quickly as possible. Papers, projects and assignments seem endless. Finals lurk on the horizon like an approaching storm. No matter how dark the storm appears, or how much school related stress is pulling you beneath the surface, know that you will get through it. So the paper wasn't as long as it needed to be. So you messed up in your presentation. So you didn't do as well on that test as you would have liked. It is going to be okay. You are doing your best and sometimes that is all you can do. And for that...
I am proud of you. I am proud that no matter how stressful this semester has been you are still moving forward. So many people talk about how they want to be successful some day without realizing that they already are successful. Let's be real here: College is not easy.
Lastly, don't forget. Don't let the homework load, work schedule and other stressors in your life cause you to forget to truly live. It is so easy to go through the motions of life without truly embracing it. Enjoy life before it becomes taken over by additional responsibilities. Have fun, meet new people, go on adventures. Make the best of what you've got. Life is too short to spend it constantly stressing out.
Love,
Julie