Reflective Essay: A Lesson Well Learned

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A Lesson Well Learned The majority of the people in the world should understand the difference between making good and bad choices but, there will always be that one situation. If you don’t do something it’s bad but if you do, then it 's still bad. That happened to me once and I hated it. I was invited to my best friends birthday party on the same day of the club playoffs for soccer.My best friend Turi was turning 16. I knew she would never forgive me if I did not go but, I made a commitment to my team when I was voted team captain. Both events were important to me, but one of them had to beat it. When dealing with situations like these the best thing to do is think of which one would have a greater impact or consequence to it.
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Even if I could travel back in time I still would play with my team instead of going to Turi’s party. I was happy with my decision because I learned a lesson about friendship and commitment. Till this day our friendship is not the same as before and that’s fine with me because I rather surround myself with those individuals that will support me and my decisions. During the school year we fought because of an incident and I never forgave her. Now I fully understand the say, “ time flies and people change” because time went by and it became our senior year. It’s been almost a full year and instead of her being my best friend, she became an …show more content…
Life lessons were learned that day and I’m very happy with my decisions. However, situations that put me in a place that I know any decision I make will affect me in a negative way. Decision making is considered easy to some people because they do it on a normal basis but not everyone is the same. I honestly feel like an adult when I have to make choices that I know is going to have a great impact on my life. Now that I’m 18, I feel like I am entitled to hold myself to a higher level. Next time when it 's time to make a decision I will remember how big the impact is and what 's it

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