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By Joyce Kassin Everyone at some point fails. Most people look at a failure as a very bad thing. But you don’t have to. When someone fails that could be your motivation to reach your goal and do better even if you don’t get it the first time or even the fifth time. Never…
By Vivian Gindi When I was learning to ride a bicycle, I kept on falling and I couldn’t stay on the bike. I got a scrape on my knee and cut on my ankle. But, I decided to be determined and I jumped right back on the bicycle. After so many times, I actually…
By Lauren Laniado My goal is to one day get on an honor roll. What I do to encourage myself is telling myself that I can do it. I also tell myself that nothing is impossible. The word itself says “I M Possible.”
By Shelly Greenstein One time I said that I would not drink any soda until the summer. I tried and I did it for 2 weeks then I couldn’t help it and I drank some soda. Once I drank it I decided to try again next time. So I tried it again and I…
By Violet Cohen Something happened to me that I didn’t give up was when I kept trying and trying to make roller coaster with my brother. We tried 17 times and it never worked. Finally on the 18th time I put the last piece on and it finally worked. It took us 2 hours…
5. Leslie A. I was in my bed thinking about a fight. Someone was going around telling Lashon Hara and the person that they told it to, changed around the words and told someone else, and it started even a bigger fight. I was saying to myself, I don’t want to be that person. From…
3. Sylvia C. How to encourage yourself to stick to a commitment? Let’s say you want to commit to going to sleep on time and you try it out and it doesn’t work for you. You should try hard and push yourself to do it. When you commit to something it is better for you….
2. Shirley H. One time I said that I would pray to Hashem every single weekend. I tried but my Yetzer Hara always pulled me back. So one weekend I woke up early and I prayed to Hashem and I felt so good. Now, every single weekend I do it. I feel so proud of…
1. Violet C. Something happened to me that I didn’t give up was when I kept trying and trying to make roller coaster with my brother. We tried 17 times and it never worked. Finally on the 18th time I put the last piece on and it finally worked. It took us 2 hours but…