Last week, I had to turn in my first essay for Freshman Composition. My applied signature strength was self-regulation. I had to work on dealing with negative feelings while trying to complete the assignment. I had to keep reminding myself that I had to finish and that it would help benefit me in the future. I knew it had to be done and I couldn’t keep putting it off because of these negative emotions. I forced myself to go to the writing center again. I told myself that I wanted to finish the essay more than I wanted to sit around and feel bad. Composing a well-written essay became my main focus. However, when I did go to the writing center, the lady there barely made any corrections. She just wrote little notes about grammar and punctuation. She said my paper was "great", signed my check-in sheet, and sent me off. I was relieved and disappointed. Relieved because I was done with going to the writing center (for now) but disappointed because I thought she could help me improve the actual content of the paper. I felt like there was still more to be done, but I didn't really have any guidance or any time left to get some. So, after taking my paper to the writing center for final “revisions”, I was able to turn in my essay. I knew I was going to turn it in, but I’m not sure how I feel about the outcome. I know my paper is good, but I’d feel better if it were great. My goal was to complete the essay and turn it in by regulating my emotions and I did.
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