The Lesson Learnt From 2016
As
the end of 2016 is approaching I wanted to reflect upon the year. 2016 has been
a rather challenging year for me due to health issues and sadly we lost a few
good friends and members of our family.
Although
the year has been difficult at times it has also been life affirming too. In
September I officially graduated with a first-class honours degree in English
Literature and Creative Writing from University of Hertfordshire. The
graduation ceremony was brilliant, and although my dad was unfortunately unable
to attend it was nevertheless wonderful to see my friends and tutors again. The
day served as a reminder of how far I have come, from the young boy who took
learning support lessons during secondary school and the teenager who had to
defer his second year at university due to a Crohn’s disease flare-up. I want
to thank everyone who has supported me during my time at University of
Hertfordshire.
I
have surprised myself by having the confidence to undergo journalism and
publishing work experience in London. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at The
Independent and John Murray Press, and I was given the opportunity to write
some articles about living with Crohn’s disease and dyspraxia. I will
definitely go forward from this with a passion to be able to pursue a career in
writing.
I
also managed to complete lots of the goals I set at the start of 2016. I
managed to:
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Get
further involved with Radio Verulam, my community radio station
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Develop
my own projects by working on a novel and a poetry portfolio
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Watch
the films ‘Frozen’, ‘The Lion King’ and the first series of ‘Games of Thrones’
after promising to for so long
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Raise
even more awareness for Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and dyspraxia
through YouTube videos, charity campaigns, newspaper articles, radio features
and other blogging websites
2016
has taught me that I should always believe in myself. I will take this lesson
forward into 2017, where in the upcoming weeks I will be travelling around
Canada with my cousin; hope to continue raising awareness for hidden
disabilities; and finally complete the tandem skydive in aid of ‘Crohn’s and
Colitis UK’ and ‘Dyspraxia Foundation’.
I
would like to thank you all for your continued support. You are the reason I
continue to write. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2017.
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