Extensions and Reflections

Extensions Lesson 8
Is there an area in your life you are unhappy about or frustrated by-classes, a subject, friends, family, work?

Yes, I am unhappy when people don't do things the way I want them to. But it's mostly friends that do that.

are you unhappy about or frustrated by? For example, do you feel powerless, hopeless, or used? Describe the situation.

I can't seem to get my friend Angel to focus on her work, and being her partner in a lot of projects, it's bringing my grades down too. I feel powerless because every time I talk to her, she says sh'ell do it, but then she just leaves me to do her share as well.

have you been responding? What do you do? What is your attitude?

I've been trying my hardest to ask her to do what she need to do. I guess I should understand her a little better, I'm sure she ahs her reasons.

other (more proactive) ways might you respond to this situation?

I could not complain about her not doing her work. I could just do it all myself, or I should see the things that she has done.

this situation comes up during the week, remember to take a moment and choose your response. Set up an action plan with steps on how to change your reactive reaction to one where you are more in control and feeling better about the situation.

I should first try to understand her schedule and how busy it is. I then should ask her once more about her work, adn maybe I should really see how much she's already done.

Reflections
I'm going to make my own lunch since I don't like my mom's lunch. I'm going to organize my time so that I don't feel so busy and I won't blame others. I'll help my friends with their schedules so that I could see how busy they are as well. And I could do a lot more than that!! (Using more proactive language as well)

My usual blog:
Why do authors have such a good way with words. Like Jane Austen, I mean, her language is so pretty and brilliant, but it also sounds so easy and fluent. When I try to use more fancy language in my writing, it always comes out as if I'm trying too hard, which I am!! Well, maybe it just sounds like that to me because it's my writing. Ms. Greskiw says our own writing always looks different in someone else's eyes, so that's why I'm getting my friends to read it. Peir editing, right?

Quote of the day:
"Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil." J. Paul Getty

Yes, that is the definite way for success. Though I got another type of success today, thanks, Mr. Olson!