Story 15

When I was about 17 i could relate to most things the author was talking about. the struggle of social anxiety consumed my life. i had panic attacks on a daily basis and I was always paranoid. I never thought of therapy, and I didn't believe in taking medication. I only thought of finding another way to help myself. I did find theatre. Theatre was my therapy.
     The thing that stood out the most was something i already knew, but its very important. I am not the only one that has struggled with these issued.
     A lot of days I still have problems. I struggle to talk on the phone or order food at a restaurant. but i know now that I can get through them.

Free write.

    Theatre this weekend was very fun. Sunday was the last play for El Phantismo. It was also the last play for the seniors. Yes, we are doing a senior showcase but this was the last play with all grades. Before the show the seniors gave small speeches for the younger classmates. We gave advice for the years to come.
   The show went really well. We got a 9 out of 10. That is not very common. The last time we got that score was for Tarzan my junior year. After the show we did strike. Strike is when we tear down the set, and clean the dressing rooms. That didn't take long. After strike is always a cast party. The cast parties are always fun and crazy. We ate, watched videos, talked, and watched a movie. A few played Twister, and some card games.

Story 10

     People push each other's buttons all the time. They give someone a look, or say a comment. Some people know how to push certain peoples buttons enough to make them angry. I see this all the time. I see it in my home, and school. It's not really about the people that push the buttons but about the people that get annoyed and angry about their buttons being pushed. You have to ignore it, not get angry, when someone tries to irritate you. It just encourages them.

     I have learned this lesson, but I'm not perfect. I still get angry when people push my buttons. I do a good job of ignoring them. I don't want to have them continue to do whatever they are doing. If you stop giving them the attention they want, they will get bored and move on. 

Video 2- Steve Jobs

     The main idea of the speech is that things happen for a reason. You may get fired from a job, or you think of quitting college, or maybe find out that you are dying. Steve Jobs says that you he doesn't regret any of the things he has decided or things that have happened to him, because life is limited and there is no time for regrets.
     The most important thing about the topics is that what is ahead of you is your life, it is how it is suppose to be. You won't expect a lot of it, and it may be tough. Steve Jobs thought that head cancer. The doctors found out he did not have the cancer. Steve Jobs thought he was safe for a few more decades. He didn't make it that long. He didn't even make it a decade.
     I think that Steve Jobs had a good idea. Things happen for a reason. I believe that's how it is.

Story 8

     Many times when i am feeling bad, i wonder why. Why do I feel sad? i think, maybe it's because I watched a sad movie or read a sad part in a book, No one feels sad or mad or happy without thinking or experiencing something sad, mad, or happy. I am no different.
     I can help someone by giving them a happy thought when they are sad. If you give them a good thought after a long day, maybe that comment will make them happier.

Story 7

     What stood out the most was the trap. a lot of people focus on the problems they are having instead of the things that are happening around them. I do think people get trapped into the 90-10 trap. I know I do.
     I will use this info to try and focus on other things. Things that are happening, instead of things that have happened/ might happen.

Story 6

     This is important because people, like myself, over think things, they want answers but they can't get answers unless they calm their mind. Calming you mind can help find the answer. It comes out of nowhere and surprises you.
      You can use this info when you are having a confusing hard time, and when your mind is full of questions and possible solutions, you can calm down and a solutions will appear.