Wood. Session 1. Journal
Drummer, my swim instructor, threw me off the diving board into the deep end. I was only six.
The water was cold.The walls of the pool seemed miles away.This is how I learned to swim.
My life was changed forever. That Fall I started on a competitive swim team. I could only swim five to seven yards before I had to stop. Luckily the coach had me swim in the lane next to the gutter.This was the start of my love for swimming, that I still have to this day.I swam all over
Illinois, Indiana, and many other states in the Mid-West.My swimming life took me to Florida where I swam at two of the best schools in the state.University of Florida was where my life as a competitive swimmer was brought to an end.During my swimming career, I had some of the
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I could be involved in a sport that was wonderful to me all my life. I had all my dreams planned out. My life, had again, changed forever.
I continued school. It was hard, and I finally decided to leave school and move forward with life. This event drove my desire to be successful at another career. The career was in retail with
Bed Bath and Beyond.I have been employed with them for over twenty-one years.By going through the experience of losing swimming, I was driven to be successful at my job. I knew I had to work hard. I had to put in extra time to prove myself. I had to be smart with what I earned so I could support my wife and I, and try to make a new dream. The time has come to complete what I started.I think my experience in business and the lessons I have learned will help propel me to be as successful in school. There is a lot that I have learned while working in retail that I feel will be to my advantage now as I study.I feel my mind is better prepared to study and succeed at my goal. I also have a lot more support on my side. God has given me a lot of opportunities in my life and a lot to be thankful.I have faith in him that he can get me
through
The swim is presented to the reader as an enormous challenge that only the brave and desperate would face, such as a player in a challenging computer game. Diction such as ‘dangerous’ and ‘trouble’ used throughout the swim maintains the risk the swimmer must face. The line“whirled pearl smoke,'; signifies confusion which heightens the unsureness of the situation. Vulnerability becomes evident as the swimmer suffers “cunning furtive spasms.'; The challenge heightens and the swimmer is represented as an “angry isolate.'; Like a computer game special affects are added in to increase the danger such as the lightning and the darkness.
...nt to have when achieving success in life. I learned how to really think deep about problems or issues that I have. Everyone can succeed by using the role of being a creator. I believe that if anyone attended college they should take college success strategies because it helped me become the positive person I am today. For me being a creator, made a big impact on me and my inspiration in life.
...from a lot of the garbage that other kids my age were doing. And for that I am truly thankful.
One day a swimmer that my boss had previously coached came to visit our club. Her name was Katie Meili, and she had just finished competing in the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. As she began her practice, she started using elastic bands as training equipment. I was in charge of holding one end of the band, while the other end was attached to her torso. When she began to swim to the far end of the pool, it was my job to pull her back towards my side. She pulled her end of the band, and (of course) the other end slid out of my hands, flying across the entire 25-yard pool. It slammed into her face at such a high speed that it
opportunity to create my own world. One day, my parents told me that we were going to move to the
my son behind, that he will be able to enjoy a satisfying life and that he will be better off because I changed who I once was.
...mom always said to me, do a good job for you and not for anyone else. If you know that you could do better than it is not good enough. You should always be able to take pride in what you do and never be ashamed to say “I did that, that was my work”. I will pass this on to my children because it is true. Personal satisfaction feels better and motivates me more than any monetary or material token.
Without delay, I sunk right back in the water. My doubts began coming back to me, making me realize I might of been over my head on this one, but I persisted. I reached surface again and began swimming towards the rightmost shore. It wasn’t the best journey, as I kept bobbing in and out of the water, but I managed to reach the shore. The moment I got stood back on my own feet I stood back on them as a new man; I enjoyed the danger I just experienced, besides drinking a hefty amount of lake
The first practice was at 5 a.m. and the night before I couldn't sleep. My mind would keep wondering what would happen, was I supposed to be wearing my bathing suit, what were my teammates going to be like. When it came time to go to practice I was shaking the whole way. Soon after I learned that my fears should have not been focused on such silly things now. If anything swim really helped me face them head on. With so much change going with swim I got used to this fear. My family and friends were also a great succor. Even though they probably didn't know that it was helping me. I'm very grateful to my father supporting anything I wanted to
When everybody left to get cake, I had to clean up the swimming toys. Because one toy was in the middle of the deep end of the pool, I dived into the water. I picked it up and tried to swim up. My hair was stuck to the ladder! I didn’t know what to do! Running out of oxygen, I tried to yell for help.
my career. However to sit back and say that I know it all would be a lie, and I know that I must stay on
When I was a university student about two years ago, I enrolled in a scuba diving course. My scuba diving teacher had a big surprise: I didn’t know how to swim. In fact, I had a big fear of water. When I was a child, my parents tried to help me, so they made me take many swimming courses. Although I tried hard, I did not learn to swim. When I enrolled in the scuba diving course, I was still afraid of water. Every day when I entered the swimming pool, I battled with my fear. Fortunately, my courage won every time. Finally, one day while I was practising my dive, I realized that I did very well. So, finally, after six months of hard work, I completed the course. It is true that I was always the worst of the group, but in my own evaluation,
end of the pool I ran and jumped into the pool. Straight to the bottom I went.
An Event which changed my life, well when, I think back on my life there’s
There were many instances in my life that have shaped my values, intellect, and academic or career goals. I was raised by my parents to become a hard worker, independent, and caring young adult. I was taught how to be all these qualities by a combination of experiencing and witnessing them first hand.