Clean Slate

Bridgette Bayle
Mr. Wondra
Language 8
September 8, 2006

Clean Slate
Every morning when we wake up we are confronted with a choice: another day just like the last or a clean slate to start all over. Mark Sanborn
You can change your life for the better every day or you can keep living the same old way. It means to me to try and improve your life. If you keep doing the same thing and you don’t like it, don’t be afraid to try something better. It may improve your life. Pick the good choices, not the bad.

For example don’t think about insignificant things like who is going out with whom, but things that really matter, like studying for the math test or getting help on your social studies homework. That is what’s going to count. You’re not going to need to know all the gossip from 8th grade, but you are going to need things you learned.

Feelings of regret are so you don’t continue to make the same mistake. If you have a deep, sincere regret, you are not going to go out and screw up again. It’s time to let go of your regrets when you have done all you can do to correct the mistakes. Like two years ago I made fun of someone on the bus. I didn’t get in trouble, but I felt bad. I apologized to the person and I don’t make fun of people any more, I stick up for them instead.

Last year I was extremely unorganized and I lost all my assignments. I really regret that. I did all my work, but lost it in my locker. I used my Science notebook for Social Studies and brought my Math book to Language. I felt in a way my life was out of control and my grades were declining. Then one time in March, Mrs. Willow pulled me out of class to clean my locker. I cleaned my locker well, and the rest of the year I kept it organized. My grades started to rise because I handed in the right assignments. I learned last year if you take a little extra time here and there, it pays off later. It’s hard to break old habits but if you learn new good ones, they will be as hard to break.