Personal Narrative: Overcoming Obstacles In Life

Losing a loved one is a tough obstacle to overcome in life. It can become even more difficult when you add on the fact that you are entering your freshman year of high school. This was my freshman year. Transitioning into high school can be a scary thing; at least for me it was. Though, I was still at the same school, I still felt as if I was in a new place. Many of my middle school friends had left to go to other schools and I felt alone and nervous for the new year. however, I was not alone. I had many great people in my grade that I became friends with fast and there seemed to be hope in the transition into high school. at first, I deemed high school to be a dreadful place full of blood, sweat, and tears; with all the hard classes, …show more content…
This started to affect all aspects of my life, I started to slack off in school, didn’t want to hang out with my friends, and wanted to simply sit in my room and do absolutely nothing. Then something amazing occurred, one afternoon I was sitting on the couch watching tv and a movie came up titled, P.S. I Love You, starring Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler. Essentially, Hilary Swank had just lost her husband (Gerard Butler) and she was trying to get through her grief. Throughout this journey, her husband had written her letters encouraging her to get on with her life and to not let his death hold her back. It sounds cheesy, but by the end of this movie, with all the tear filled tissues engulfing me on the couch, I felt a thousand times stronger. I started to do better in school, began to hang out with my friends more, and learned to take more risks in life. It’s fascinating how movies and tv shows can inspire people. At least, when I watch movies and tv shows, I get so caught up in them that I think they're real. Freshman year ended up being a great year and a big life lesson to me. I matured a lot and learned to take more risks in