Tomorrow I graduate from my time at high school which encompasses grades 7-12 of my schooling. I figured this would be a good point to do a reflective piece, something I am quite keen on doing as a learning and reflecting opportunity. I figured I would come at this from three angles; Personal, Intellectual and Spiritual.

From a personal level I have been told and also noticed that I have  matured greatly. Developing new techniques and ways in life to better relate to my peers and develop friends. I have also had people over the last few years try and help me develop ways to lead a more positive life. Not just thinking everything sucks and what if’s etc but looking at what I have got, enjoying it and looking towards the positive side to things rather than just developing a metaphorical pro/con list full of cons. Last year I thought living an optimistic life would be complete nonsense, that life is just a series of disappointments. Rather life is what you make it and can also be effected by the attitude you have. Over at least the last nearly half a year I have developed a more positive side to life, sure I used to laugh at jokes and smile when funny things happened but now I am able to do it for no reason and get excited over things I wouldn’t have before. Now I just need to work on smiling in photos(I am told). But who ever gets a good photo?

From an intellectual standpoint over the last 6 years I have developed some new methods of motivation which have probably not helped me in school but have helped in my hobbies, E.G. learning to draw.  These methods are just finding times I am better able to work or finding a reward for getting something done. I have also had many different topics of interest; drawing, music, business, IT and writing. To this day my interest in business has lessened, although still lingers and I haven’t drawn in a number of months although it still remains a possibility. I have always had stories developing in my head so writing will happen one day and I continue my love for music by playing my guitar on a regular basis and loving it. IT will probably end up being a main focus when I leave school as I have been doing aspects of computing for the last 5 years. So without knowing what my interests will be in a year, two years or even ten years I love what am currently doing.

Lastly on a spiritual level. For the last 4 years I have been attending youth groups, bible studies and 2 years ago making a commitment towards my Christian faith. I may falter in this part of my life at times but I believe that my Christian life has also contributed to who I am and how I have lived the last 4 years.

I have developed greatly over the last 6 years of high school and look forward to future developing in many ways in life, however different or the same I may be in a year, two years etc.

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So to all my graduating friends in the class of Year 12 for 2011, I hope you find a path in life that you enjoy. I hope you develop positive relationships and hold onto the ones you made in you time at high school. I hope there have been some skills you have learned in high school which can be applied to life in some way, shape or form in a good way. Good luck in the future and I hope to hear from you all to find out where you are at.

To my younger, still in high school friends who still have a year or more left, enjoy it. Work hard but at your own pace, which is somewhat how I worked. Take life into your own hands and I hope you all make something great of it.

Now I know some people who would look at a post like this with advice for the future and all like I have posted and think it is complete nonsense. To those people I wish the same things as above but also that they realise it like I have. I have had friends leave high school and become successful, doing what they wanted in life and making something great with it. Not everything is possible but if I have learned one thing it is that anything is possible.

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Now I am off to lay in bed and probably not sleep with anticipation for tomorrow dawns the moment this year has been working towards…