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This quarter was.....a struggle to say the least. I knew life ain't cupcakes and rainbows but nothing could've prepared me for the reality check this quarter was cooking up for me. Reality struck me so hard across the face, that till this day i'm still on the floor. 

When I reflect on everything that transpired this quarter, I wonder how unlucky I had to be for it all to occur so quickly. I've never been under as much stress over so many different things. I was so stressed out that I was unable to cope with additional forms of stress. The waves lapping at the shoreline are a metaphor for my problems; they wet my feet, get sand under my toe nails, and make them feel wrinkled. To put it another way, they make me feel very depressed aka big sad.

I do, however, have the ability to not feel overly depressed by simply making the best of the situation. It's one useful thing I learned this quarter: how to make the best of the worst. And even though this quarter put me through so much, at least I could get a laugh out of the situation. Through the struggles, you'll just learn how to take it like a champ. I know everyone goes through their own problems, whether they are big or small, and all I can say is, "Hold on, buddy," because life will rock your world more than you can ever imagine, but you'll get through it, one way or another.

REFERENCES: Angela Marie Aurellado, April 26, 2023.