Janae Jones-Visit During Semester

Aside from walking the Noland Trail as a class I decided to walk it by myself to reflect on some stressful situations that had been occurring. I wanted to sit and look out at the water and just think. I found a cliff and below the cliff lead to the read and two pine trees had fallen into the water and made somewhat of a bridge which I thought was very fascinating. As I sat on the edge of the cliff trying to resolve my current situation I came to the conclusion that I have no control over how my life goes. Things happen to me for a reason. I believe many of times that they happen to me to make me a stronger person and more wise. What I do not understand is why I must go through pain to learn something or go through unnecessary stress to make me into a stronger person. I tend to look at problems as "soon this will be over and I will be fine." Sitting on the edge of that cliff that day brought me at ease with much of the stress I was going through.