Criticism Is The Best Thing To Get

I've been wanting to post but in all honesty, I haven't made the time in my schedule to do so. I have gotten so busy since school started. Not to mention that homework has began to pile up and it's the beginning of season for my sport. This time of year is the busiest for me and it's hard to maintain a balanced schedule. Everything is harder and I don't want to take the time to make it easier. See, for me, I can do multiple things but I'm not necessarily the best at them. Here's why; I'm a slow learner. I can pick up something in a day if I have the motivation, and it can take me a month when I don't. So there you go. You've learned something about me. But, that's not the only thing. I love to write. You probably already know this because one: I talked about it on my first post, and second: I wouldn't be writing right now on my free time if I didn't. Ever since elementary school my favorite subject was English. It still is today, but it seems as if I'm not as good at it as I used to be. Last year in 9th grade I took Advanced English thinking I would be fine and the best at it because I'm a decent writer and I love literature. Well I was wrong. My teacher was amazing and I looked forward to that class everyday, but it seemed like my writing was staying the same and not getting better. For the first time in my life I got a C on one of my essay's. I was disappointed and depressed. I felt like I lost my best quality in school and  I wanted to give up. But somehow I managed to change my introvert personality and not give up on my dream and passion. I found the courage to go talk to my teacher and ask for help. Sometimes you have to live with criticism. I mean, it wouldn't have benefitted me in any way if I hadn't gotten that C. To become better in anything, and I'm not just talking about writing, but also sports, music, math, science; You have to take time and step out of your comfort zone to get yourself where you want to be. Criticism is the best thing to get. Now believe me it's painful when your going through it, but I have never been in a situation where it didn't turn out to be the way I planned it. Since I'm a slow learner, I had to take time and effort into talking with my teacher and re-write that paper. It was the best decision I have made school wise and I haven't thought about that until last Monday. My writing is progressing slowly, but I've learned to be patient. I won't be the best in the world but I'm okay with that. At least writing makes me happy. No criticism can stop me from going towards my dream, and it took me a year to realize that.