My Reflection On My Experience At UWG
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My Reflection On My Experience At UWG

There will be good and bad days.

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My Reflection On My Experience At UWG
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"Fight for the bad days in order to earn the best days." - Unknown

It's been a while, Odyssey readers! To be honest, I haven't been motivated to write as often as I used to. It's been hard with the end of sophomore year and finals just piling up on top of me. I also was going through a rough time with Spring Break withdrawal when I went to go see my boyfriend in California. The week after Spring Break was the hardest week for my boyfriend and I being apart as we were together almost every single day for Spring Break. It was the hardest thing to do. I wasn't motivated to do any writing that whole week and the next. Honestly, I was just a huge mess but I am much better now. I was feeling better to the point where I was back on track and getting that motivation back.

As I have finished my sophomore year of college, I've realized that motivation comes and goes. There are just some days where I don't want to do anything but lay down and look at the ceiling. Every time that happens, I always think about why I feel that way. I sometimes feel that way over a test that I studied so hard over and didn't make the grade that I wanted to make. Sometimes I see things that make me think of something and I get sad and it ruins my day. I sometimes feel that way whenever I just want to take a break and binge watch Netflix series on my weekends. College is about feeling certain ways and shaping us to be the people we were always meant to be. College is a way to find out who we are. College teaches us how to live. College teaches us how to be ourselves.

I've realized, in college, there are always going to be bad days. There will always be moments that might try to drag us down, liking not receiving the grade that we wanted or trying to please people only to have them be disappointed in us. That's just a part of life. Everyone has bad days. Sometimes we struggle with getting through them. I know I have. I've struggled with giving into the bad days and not fighting them. I didn't fight to pick myself up from those days. I have to say, it's been really tough trying to fight through the bad days. However, there's always a way to turn those bad days into happy moments. Whenever those days come, keep pushing forward. If people say that you are unable to do something, prove them wrong. Don't allow the bad days to keep you from succeeding during your college life. Live. Be who you are. Strive to do what you want to do in life. Do what makes you happy.

Everywhere you go, there will always be people wanting to drag you down and make your days bad. Don't let them. Fight through the bad days and you will get the best days of your life. I know it from experience. I love to write. Yes, I had lost some days of writing while having a few bad days but I am picking myself back up. It's a process that takes time. When I first started writing for the Odyssey, I didn't have much readers until I did an interview for a bunch of Instagram famous biker girls. From there, my views for that one article grew so much. I was so amazed and so touched that people loved what I wrote. That's what I inspire to do with my writing. There may be bad times where I write something and it just doesn't look write or sound right so I just disregard them. There may be times where I post an article of the week and only get one or two views. Then there are the great times where I'll receive lots of views for my articles. It all takes time. So fight through the bad days and you will have best days.

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