Improvement

I am a stressed out individual. I try to act like I'm chill and collected, but underneath that facade is a seriously nervous, high strung, anxious person. I guess I shouldn't label myself as that, because I'm not that way in the summer when I don't have school, but the added pressure of school and homework and my future just raises my stress level. A lot.

This week, like it probably was for so many other BYU students, was so stressful. I'm taking Accounting 200 and it's the worst (at least it is for me). With most classes I've taken in the past, I can get a handle on it pretty quickly and understand the content without to much trouble. That's not the case with accounting, though. I completely bombed the last test. Like, we're talking a 35%. It was terrible. But I was determined to not do that on this week's test so I spent hours in the library, making sure I understood the main concepts. I took the test this morning and, well, I still got a D, but my score almost doubled from last time! Honestly, I've never been so happy to get a 64%.

I guess that's all we can do. Improve.You're not going to be good at everything in this life and you're not going to like everything either, but that's ok. All you can do is work hard and try to be better, and then appreciate your handwork. Instead of looking into the future and seeing how far you have to go, look back and observe how far you've come. Give yourself a high five (this looks like you're just clapping your hands, but it's cool). Can you believe how much you've progressed and learned since you were a baby? It's kind of amazing. Then, imagine how much you can improve on and on through eternity. Life is so cool and so is the gospel and you just have to take it one little piece at a time.