Reflections
Learning Life's Lessons
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JANUARY 19
Do you take the easy road? It sure makes a difference which road you take. But if you take the easy road, where does it take you? Does the easy road take you to where you want to go? Or does it just take you to where everyone else goes, or can go? If you want to go far, you may have to take a more difficult route. Only then can you reach where you really want to go.
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MAY 7
Be a positive force. Where there is negative, bring out the positive. Shade yourself from the hurtful remarks others make without just cause. You know what you’ve done or not done. If the remarks do not reflect the truth, shake them off and get on with your day. If the remarks ring of truth, then work to remedy the situation.
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JUNE 22
A little rain must fall into everyone’s life. How you handle the rain is what makes the difference. Adversity can make you stronger or it can make you shrivel up and fade away. Face the problem and handle it. Ignoring it or refusing to deal with it only makes it worse. Make sure the rain that falls into your life is used to water the best of you that is deep inside of you and helps to bring the best to the surface.
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OCTOBER 24
Life isn’t easy. The sooner you learn that, the better off you are. When things get tough, you need to grow stronger. If you were never challenged, you would never stretch. It is through adversity that we grow stronger and learn the most. When things are too easy, we do not appreciate them or the struggles of those who have passed before us.
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NOVEMBER 30
Be careful what you say. You cannot take back something once it has been said. The damage has been done. Even with an apology, the words will haunt the person who heard them. Think back for yourself. What did someone say to you that hurt? You still remember, don’t you? How long ago was that said? It can be years and years and you will still remember something that someone said that hurt you. Be careful that your words are not haunting someone else for years to come.
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About the Book
“I wish I knew then what I know now.” The words of wisdom offered in Reflections: Learning Life’s Lessons are intended to help teens and young adults learn life’s lessons now, instead of waiting years to learn them as adults. While geared toward those in their early to mid teens, the success principles in Reflections have no age boundaries.
Reflections is full of tips you would hear from a “big sister,” such as goal setting, self-esteem, encouragement and more to help young people lead legal, moral and ethical lives. With smaller, more mobile families and more families with both parents working, where can teens and young adults look for answers? This book is one place to start. The principles contained therein are common sense approaches to dealing with life’s lessons. The book offers a daily reflection for the reader to ponder. It is an ongoing source of inspiration and encouragement for learning life’s lessons.
As a mother, sister, aunt, friend and community volunteer, the author has used her experiences and knowledge gained in her half-century plus years to offer young people encouragement and hope for their lives by giving them words of wisdom for reflection.
About the Author
The middle child of nine, Jeannine A. Young learned responsibility early, growing up on a farm and helping to raise her younger siblings. She is a wife, mother and grandmother. She volunteered countless hours to schools in San Diego and Vermont and home-schooled her youngest son in his seventh grade. She earned her paralegal certificate in 1988, and served as Village of Derby Center Trustee Chair from 1988 to 2003, donating thousands of hours to her Village. She has served as President of a condominium association, PTA, Border Little League, and the West Point Parents Club of Vermont, which she organized. She considers herself a “big sister” to many and decided to write a “big sister” book.