“I was very academically inclined. But my inner life was in such turmoil. I'd go home and my home life was so miserable that it just felt like I was doing everything that I was supposed to do. I did all my chores, made really good grades, and I was excelling at school, but I wasn't happy.” MadeHomeSchoolFeltMiserableGradesInner LifeTurmoilChoresHome LifeGood Grades Author:Sonja Sohn
“We guided our children. We supported them. We were there for them. But once you start going through your list of schools that present a potential opportunity, a young man or a young woman has to be happy with their decision. If they are unhappy, then their whole four years of college are going to be some of the most miserable memories of their lifetime.” IfsMenYearsChildrenWholeSchoolYoungOpportunityMemoriesDecisionFourCollegeOur ChildrenLifetimeListsUnhappyMiserableYoung ManFour YearsYoung Women Author:Craig Biggio
“It truly is a little intimidating to go speak at a middle school. Sure, on one hand the kids are only around 13 years old, but on the other hand, merely going back there reactivates the dorky, miserable feeling of being that age again. It isn't easy. As soon as I arrived I could almost feel the braces on my teeth, the don't-look-at-me slouch of my shoulders, the feathered wings of my bangs.” FeelsYearsLooksLittlesFeelingsHandsKidsAgeSchoolSpeakEasyMiddleWingsShouldersTeethMiserableLook At MeBangsIntimidatingMiddle SchoolBracesDorky Author:Kristin Armstrong
“Do you want to do this thing? Sit down and do it. Are you not writing? Keep sitting there. Does it not feel right? Keep sitting there. Think of yourself as a monk walking the path to enlightenment. Think of yourself as a high school senior wanting to be a neurosurgeon. Is it possible? Yes. Is there some shortcut? Not one I've found. Writing is a miserable, awful business. Stay with it. It is better than anything in the world.” ThinkingWorldWantFeelsWritingDoeSchoolFoundPathWalkingEnlightenmentHigh SchoolSittingDown AndAwfulMiserableSeniorMonkThink Of YouFeels RightShortcutsNeurosurgeonsPath To EnlightenmentHigh School Senior Book:This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage Source: This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage