- Be aware of when you’re facing a challenge and talk to someone you trust about it. Your parents will be able to help you decide what to do, and how to work through it, and how to solve the problem.
- Think about if what’s happening is a big deal or a little deal. Sometimes, some things feel like the end of the world. I remember wanting more than anything to get accepted to the University of Notre Dame. That was my dream. I applied in high school and when the letter came back in the mail saying that I’m not accepted, my heart broke. I thought it was the end of the world. I didn’t see that God had a bigger plan for me, that my plan wasn’t to go to Notre Dame, it was to do something else. Big deals are when someone’s really hurt or we lose someone we love; little deals are things that might anger us, or make us sad, but we can keep going, we can make a different choice, we can do something even better than what we wanted the first time.
- Learn from those difficult times by reflecting on it and looking for the lesson in it. What could I learn from getting rejected by the school I wanted to go to? Well, I could learn that my grades weren’t good enough and I could’ve worked harder. I could also learn that God was showing me that he has a different path for me and I should trust him. So, take some time and sit with what happened and ask yourself what you can learn from that.
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