When we feel anger, it's often because we bring the faults of others down upon ourselves. Describe an instance in your life when this may have been the case. What did you learn from it?
Think of the worst thing that's ever happened to you. Has any good come of it?
What do you think a perfect elementary school would be like? How would it be different from the school you attended?
Write a letter expressing your anger at someone who has hurt you. How do you feel after writing this letter? What does this tell you?
The personal motto of Alexandre Dumas, who wrote "The Three Musketeers," was, "J┬┤aime qui m┬┤aime" ("I love the one who loves me.") Make a list of ten possible personal mottoes, and then select one for yourself.
What is the saddest story you know? Why does it make you sad?
"Life is a tragedy to those who feel, and a comedy to those who think." Write your responses to this quote. How does it apply to you?
In "The Winter's Tale," Shakespeare wrote, "What's gone and what's past help should be past grief." What do you think this means? How can you apply this idea in your own life?
Make a list of things you wish you'd learned more about in school, or subjects in which you would like to have studied harder. What can you do now to enrich your education and understanding in those areas?
Think of an important coincidence in your past that turned your life in a certain direction. Write a description of how your life might have developed differently if that coincidence had never occurred.
