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It’s been a year since I graduated from high school and as I reflect on the last 365 days I realize that I could have done better. I realize that I did not put forth my best effort. I have messed up in more ways than one but, I grew. A year ago I would not have been able to say that I messed up. A year ago I would have tried to blame someone else and even though I may have messed up in the year since I graduated from Denton High I have learned a lot. I have learned that laziness is not an option, your family may not always be the ones looking out for you, you can only count on yourself, and when you put effort into a friendship it pays off. I learned that there will be days where getting out of bed will be the hardest thing you've ever done and it’s okay if the only thing you could find the strength to do was take a shower. I learned that you always need a break so, when your friend invites you out you need to make yourself get dressed and go out. In the days since I have walked across the stage I have realized that the people you saw every day for 4 years may not be your real friends and that keeping in contact with people takes a lot of work but it is always worth it, especially when it’s one in the morning and you need a friend to talk to and everyone is asleep. I have learned that it is important to take responsibility for your mistakes and to always apologize and to mean it, don’t apologize to make things easier for yourself. You need to tell people when you are sorry for your actions and you need to prove it by never hurting them in the same way. I have learned that there are very few mistakes that cannot be fixed with the appropriate amount of effort. Most importantly I have learned to learn from your mistakes because if you don’t you are only holding yourself back. Don’t make things so hard for yourself, don’t give yourself more obstacles than you need and do the things you’re supposed to because the fun things come out of hard work. So, this is me promising to work hard for myself. No more mistakes.