Indestructible, that was the feeling I got while being on the stage in front of my fellow classmates earning my high school diploma. The sense that no one could put me down and the certainty that I would go far in life was one of a kind. But, it wasn’t always rainbows and butterflies. I hit a rock in my high school career. I got an F in my French class. This left me devastated. I lost my motivation to do well in school, I was in a complete rut. I felt the sense that I would not be able to succeed beyond this point. With time I knew I had to get out the rut. A new school year was approaching, so I knew it was time to buckle down. I was struggling with studying for test. With the struggle came frustration, after this point I told myself, why am I letting this get the best of me. Very soon I will graduate and I knew that …show more content…
This is how I benefit from suffering. I acquired the knowledge that suffering like so was a brief bump in the road. It took me time and dedication to overcome the grade and pass the class. But that was the least of it, because I was so discouraged with myself and my school work. This is what I had to overcome. The perception that this was high school and just one class. All I had to do is work harder, not put myself down because of one class grade. The Best Brain Possible by Debbie Hampton writes, “Post traumatic growth refers to any beneficial change resulting from a major life crisis or traumatic event, but people most commonly experience a positive shift by having a renewed appreciation for life…” With the post trauma being positive the learning process was a hard one. It was hard because I did not know that I would be leaning from this situation. The learning process was going through the struggle. So of course I did not like it and it was hard, but the end result is a positive change and new outlook on my