Chances are you've been away from your regular academic setting, and your annual two-month break from the everyday routine has ended. While you've still got some time to yourself, a preparation of emotional maturity is in order.
(1). This year will be a thousand times better than last year - because I will be a thousand times better than last year.
(2). I'm gonna have the best friend ever - me!
(3). I'm gonna take every challenge that comes my way and crush it. Win, lose, or draw, I'm gonna give it everything I've got!
(4). People are going to say things that aren't nice, polite, or friendly, even on my best day. What they say, even if it's aimed at me, cannot trigger any reaction from me. Only I choose whether to react or not, and how.
(5). People will have their own opinions of me no matter what I do or say, or don't. None of those opinions are more important than mine.
(6). I will accept the fact that some classes are difficult, some people are undesirable, and some situations are not good for me. If I can't leave them, I'll overcome them. If I can, they're gone!
(7). There is a difference between diligence and perfectionism. I will choose the one that is realistic.
(8). I can feel upset, angry, or frustrated. But if I can't use these feelings to take action, then I can simply STOP these feelings.
(9). I can be aware that the present is lacking. And I can make the future better.
(10). People can say, think, or feel any way they choose. But they can't force me to do the same, or to feel ashamed for not being like them. They also can't stay in my life if I don't want them.
This list is by no means limited to what's here. You can add anything else you'd like. You know yourself far better than I do.
Don't forget an apple for the teacher, lol!
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