Work Horse

In class we had to read an essay “Why Do We Work?” from Andrew Curry, there was a study about emotions connected to work, “More than half of the emotion was negative…” I can totally see how this is but I’m the opposite. Work can be tough at times but I don’t think about that because it will just make your whole day slower. The best thing I do after working so much is relaxing for a little because if you don’t then it gets overwhelming, which can cause more things to get more stressful.

Work is my stress reliever, I know that sounds really funny but I love to work and work hard. Its not only to make money for bills to pay but also for experience. My whole life has been around sports and construction. I can still remember going to a job site with my dad when I was little, I can even remember wearing a hard hat and trying to hammer things. My dad always told me to have great work ethic, “do everything to the fullest” I still hear it today.

Opportuntiy is Everywhere

Opportunity is everywhere but a lot of people don’t realize its right in front of them or like I used to be, afraid of new things or the unknown. When I graduated high school I moved out and life hit me quick, I learned that in this day in age you have to take every opportunity that comes and also to go find opportunity yourself. I was always hesitant on new things because I was afraid to fail but I learned from some class readings that failure brings success.  We have also covered a lot about work and economy in class; I believe opportunity works hand-in-hand with those. I have noticed that if you sit back and watch instead of getting out there and making a name for yourself or whatever it might be. For a college student this is the best lesson you could use, every semester we basically compete to get classes and in college opportunity is everywhere around campus. All we have to do is have a competitive mind set.

Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.” –Kyle Chandler

"Goosebumps"

Tuesdays with Morrie is by far my favorite novel and I will forever keep this novel for life lessons I could look back on when I grow old. Ever since I picked this novel, I have fallen deeper and deeper into Morrie’s beliefs about life and also his own experiences in life. Slowly I'm changing my life and Morrie has an imact on that. I have always struggled with reading because I could never retain anything I read, however this novel has transformed me into loving to read and now I feel like a much better reader. I can comfortably say now that I like to read and enjoy reading. All it took was to find that one book to give me a spark for reading.

There was one specific quote in the book that hit me hard and I really felt like I was there. This was when Morrie asked Janine to sing for him, while she sang that song and started to read those lyrics I developed “goosebumps” like I was one getting sung for.

“Morrie closed his eyes to absorb the notes. As my wife’s loving voice filled the room, a crescent smile appeared on his face. And while his body was stiff as a sandbag, you could almost see him dancing inside it.” (Pg.146)