Life's Hurdles - Original Writing The dim clouds hang in the sodden sky like filthy cotton wool. The wind is biting, and chills me to my core. I wipe what remains of the sandman's apparatus from my eye and quake in the cold. My riding boots are sucked down into the mud. I'm sinking. With considerable force I pull my footwear out, making a strident slurping noise as I do so. My jodhpurs cling as the rain saturates my clothing. I feel naked. I survey the scene. Obnoxious brats with riding crops and spurs before me; ponies lustrous from hours of grooming nudging their adolescent owner's pockets for sugar lumps and mint imperials. Excitable murmurs circulate about the forthcoming trial. Occasionally they take a fleeting look my way, disapproval apparent on their plump little faces. No use looking at me like that, I think, I'm going to beat you anyway. I squelch around to the stable door and there he is; the most stunning beast I have ever laid eyes on. The pattern of a blue stars on his graceful neck, and a cloudy dawn on the hindquarters, mane and tail the colour of a summer sky. He turns his grey eyed, gentle gaze toward me. 'Are you ready boy?' I ask him. His gentle grey eyes connect with mine and he nudges me hard. I pat and stroke his neck; this is our embrace. I breathe in is his aroma, it's wonderful, like rain-soaked pavement steaming in the hot sun. I tack him up effortlessly. A connoisseur, he guides his head into the bridle, taking the bit with ease. 'It's your favourite event today,' I tell him as I put on his saddle. A wonderful smell of leather fills the stable. I don't think he understands bu... ... middle of paper ... ...rest a muddle of broken bones? Charging at the malevolent structure that would be a disaster, he takes flight as if he were some fabled creature. He is genuinely an unparalleled miracle for me only. We land steadily and sprint toward the ultimate goal. I'm smiling overjoyed, and awash with relief. I am exhilarated and glowing with pride. As an adult now, I appreciate life is a course just like the one my pony companion and I vanquished. Fear is commonplace and adversity time and time again an impediment we must overcome. I harness the courage I found that day with every breath. I know the overwhelming elation that life can award as I have seen it repeatedly and ubiquitously. I see dark clouds gather from my window as I conclude this piece. I'm smiling again, for I know the sun will without doubt return.
In life every child gets advice from an adult no matter if their related or if it’s just a stranger they met out in public. In the letter, Dave Barry teaches his grandson life lessons beginning with the ketchup the author Dave Barry himself wrote a letter to his grandson to teach him some life lessons he learned throughout his lifetime that he thought was the most important. Furthermore, advice can be a positive or a negative affect on a person depending on if they decide to take it or not. Everyone has their own life so they can control the way others look at them instead of the way people want to see them as. In the friendly letter, Dave Berry teaches his grandson life lessons beginning with the ketchup, Dave Berry uses high comedy in the
When I was a young girl, my older brother always did very well in school and he and the rest of our family were always very proud of his work. As I grew older and noticed all of my brother’s achievements I decided that I wanted to not only achieve what he had, but to also achieve things that he had not. Because of this strive to reach and surpass the standards that my brother had set, I developed into a person with great determination. Throughout my life I have always set goals for myself and then did everything I could in order to meet those goals. This aspect of determination in my personality has allowed me to get to where I am today, a student of George Mason University. Whenever I am faced with an obstacle, such as a hard class, I make
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As I grew older and matured, my thoughts and perception of things changed. I started to
Life changing experiences, or turning points, require you to go out of your comfort zone and struggle to take control of the situation. The upside of this struggle is that you grow as a person and as a country. Every story shows an example of life changing experiences such as, Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Pattillo Beals, I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson, and “The Father of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maksel. Melba Pattillo Beals, Jackie Robinson, and Feng Ru all faced life changing experiences and challenges, but by facing them, they changed themselves and society.
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Heart racing, palms clammy, stuttering with nervousness. All things that usually don’t describe one’s favorite thing in the world, however in my case those are the common symptoms for my favorite way to relax in the world, adrenaline rushes. Anything that puts you so close to death you could touch it, but still hang on to a thread of life to pull yourself back up with. It sounds immature and irresponsible, I know, but don’t judge until you’ve tried, and I could never describe the rush and the complete whole, peaceful state of meditation adrenaline rushes put me in that makes all the danger in the world entirely worth it.
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Reflecting back throughout my life, I realized I acquired the pertinent lessons in life from some extremely, unlikely sources, although I would not realize the importance of the lessons for several years. This is a lesson that I value and continue still today. Unsure whether to call it observation or understanding or perhaps even humbleness. The name of this lesson is far less important than daily practicing of this behavior. Realizing that all people, regardless of their age, race, or gender, have something to teach as long as my mind is open to receiving is the greatest tidbit of knowledge I have. Liking them or agreeing is not a condition of this lesson. Some of the greatest lessons I have received during my life have come from the strangest
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