“You can’t become the person you want to be if you keep blaming others for the person you are”. This quote was my epiphany. It changed my life forever. Nobody’s life is perfect that’s a given. Everyone has ups and downs and their own problems they are dealing with. I lived the majority of my life with a lot of built up anger inside me. I’ve made mistakes and I’ve learned from them. I try to live every day to its fullest and fulfil God’s plan for my life. This is my testimony. I was born in Clearwater, Florida. I grew up in a small town called Lakeland for more than half of my life, though. I was born into a Christian family. I went to a private Christian school from third grade to ninth grade. I was and still am quite fond of learning. …show more content…
I had left the private school for financial reasons and began virtual school. Being home alone every day from dusk ‘til dawn with no set schedule led to my passion for biking. I was predisposed to the wretched curse of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. So my alternative to medication was biking. The pounds came shedding off and I started getting a lot of praise for it. By tenth grade year it had become an obsession and eventually turned into an eating disorder. By the time my junior year came I was diagnosed with clinical major depression. I had just got accepted into an early college admissions school where high school students could graduate grade school along with their associate’s degree. Not long into the semester my depression and my eating disorder had taken over my life. I was skipping class and not turning in my work. I was getting involved with the wrong crowd and got real into drugs. My turning point happened after a suicide attempt. I had hit rock bottom and there was nowhere else for me to go but up. The first step to getting back onto my feet was admitting I have a problem and finding help. I had to swallow all of my pride and humble myself completely. I went to my parents and opened up to them about everything I was dealing with. My first choice for recovery was not counseling or pills but rather getting up and going to church and youth group. I decided to put all of my faith in God and look to him for guidance and strength to overcome my struggles. It was not an overnight restoration. I was recreating myself to fit the person God created me to be. With the support from my true friends, family and Christ I conquered my addictions and continue to prevail over them to this
...I became so overwhelmed, thinking I could try and pick up my grades, but it was too late for me. I was then failing all of my classes. My mom would call me and check up on me, I would lie of course and tell her that I was doing well all while everything was crashing down on me. I lost all hope, I completely stopped caring. I didn’t even go to my final exams; I knew there was no hope for me. I dropped out. I messed up my GPA horribly. I took a year off and just gave myself some time to mature then reapplied for school at Chattahoochee.
that made him see the world and the people in it in a more realistic
a quote “ If you can’t change your fate , change your attitude” which is how today
This quote helped me feel better and concentrate for my better future. I just want the people that read this to know everyone goes through hardships, and there is an ending to the pain and sadness you feel now. I’ve come to realize sulking won’t get me anywhere and I need to move on and become who I want to be, and this quote helped me do
I began to go to therapy, I found healthy patterns of taking care of myself, safe ways to take risks, I found communities I belonged in, and the list could go on. After therapy had gone on for awhile, my psychologist and I found it in my best interest to have a psychiatric support/service animal, which soon after she advised and I garnered all the paperwork necessary to have her with me wherever I may wish or need, I did. If you're wondering if I named her what you're thinking, you bet I did, her name is Kuroi. Adopting Kuroi was the biggest positive change in my life, I noticed after that living with depression, with anxiety, with bipolar disorder, with this long list of problems going on inside my mind constantly, that life isn't so awful all the
World War I and World II are basically the same, right? If so, Araby, written around WWI by James Joyce, and The Flash, written around WWII by Italo Calvino, are also the same, no? Indeed, these short stories have many similarities. At the same time, both stories have many differences. Thus, it is difficult to compare both stories when considering all the details. If the subject of comparison is more specific, such as epiphany, then more emphasis and effort can be put into the comparison. In Araby, the protagonist falls in love with a girl, but love deceives him. In his moment of epiphany, “[g]azing up into the darkness [he] saw [himself] as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and [his] eyes burned with anguish and anger” (Joyce 1). In The Flash, the protagonist suddenly grasps a reality, but only for an instant: “[He] stopped, blinked: [He] understood nothing. Nothing, nothing about anything. [He] didn’t understand the reasons for things or for people, it was all senseless, absurd. And [he] started to laugh” (Calvino 1). The comparison between the epiphanies of both short stories reveals the relationship amongst the similarities and differences regarding theme, symbolism and setting.
At one point I came to the conclusion that I’m either going to fail, go to summer school, or go to a school that I didn't want to attend. I felt so disappointed in myself because I knew that I could've done better. So then one day I told myself, “I can do this”. I then started to study more than I usually did, I turned in all of my missing work and my present work, and I also took an after school tutoring class
I come from a small family of three. My family is composed of my mom, Sandra, my dad, Matt, and myself. We live in the small town of Crawford, Texas. My parents moved to Crawford from College Station, Texas in 1995. I was born in November of 1996, and have lived in Crawford my entire life. My mom and dad have been exceptional role models, and with their love and support, they have shaped me into who I am today.
I was born and raised in the United States, where I lived with my mom, dad and two brothers. More specifically, I was born in Mission Hills, Ca., where we lived for about a year before our first major move to Bakersfield, Ca. When I was a little girl, my Dad switched jobs quite a few times, requiring us to move frequently. I was not raised in one specific place, rather a bunch of different places. When I was about 11 years old, we finally settled in San Diego, Ca., where we lived in the same house for about 8 years until I moved out on my own at 19. When I describe to others I usually say I was raised in San Diego, since I lived there the longest and have the most memories of my adolescence from here. As result of all the moving, I went to
I fought a war with myself and I am so proud to say that I am still standing here today due to my perseverance. I recognize that depression was a significant part in my life that shaped who I am now. I know that because of it, I am more careful in the words choose, I pick up on emotions easily, I know how to console people, and the list goes on. Despite depression being a major part of my identity for 15 years, I am proud to say that I am journeying through my life finding who I am without it. I plan to do all the things I said I couldn’t: Graduate high school, get my college diploma, find a job, and find my
Throughout life we come across many people, some who influence us in negative ways, and those who influence in good ways, often changing our complete outlook on life. For me, it took the struggle of one of my best friends to open my eyes. I only wish it wasn't too late to thank her.
These lessons and traits I have taught myself, have helped me become a better person with a dependable future. Forgive all who wrong you, love your family and friends, but love your enemies more. Treat others the way you want to be treated. Remember that obtaining perfection is impossible in your life on earth and remember that you show who you are through your actions, not what you look like. Be grateful of your current state; you are alive and can change the world and all who inhabit it through your actions and words. Help, give, and pray for the less fortunate. “If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.”-Jesus Christ.
Privileged to say the least, I was born into the opportunity of living and growing up in San Diego. Surrounded by both parents and a younger brother for most of my life, I was raised and attended school in the Ocean Beach area.
I had allowed my very own insecurities and the words of someone else to keep me from fulfilling my dreams and from experiencing the possibilities that were ahead of me. I had shut down all of my plans without even giving them a shot! Soon after making this realization, I decided to recommit myself. I asked myself, “What’s the worst thing that can happen?” I definitely did not have the money or the grades at the time, but I refused to give up on myself. If things didn’t turn out how I wanted them to, at least, I could say that I never gave up on myself. I began to work on myself academically, spiritually and emotionally. First, after asking my school guidance counselor for assistance, I started taking online courses and spending all of my weekends studying and catching up on my school work, which had a great impact on my grades and GPA. Then, I began to faithfully attend my local church, where I made wonderful friends who got me out of my shell of insecurities. I also met church leaders who pushed me to be the best that I could be, not just for myself, but for God as well. Now, this definitely did not happen overnight, I spent a whole year fighting my way out of the dark miserable hole I was in, but with dedication, persistence, and God’s strength, I was able to persevere through it
To be the person that I am now, I had to reflect and accept accountability of my past actions. My past is one that many would love to erase from their memory, a past, which remained dormant, until I found myself. The steps involved in regaining myself encompassed letting go of my anger and self pity. I had to look within myself and see my self’s worth, which lead to my belief that I ran away to college to forget my past. During the years leading to entrance to college, I became caught up with friends, cared way too much about my appearance, and became “that girl” who needed others to be happy. I lost sight of my goal, to become a lawyer. My goals were buried by my present materialization infatuation, thus my dreams, and my values, failed just to create a façade of which I came to despise. Through my journey and reflection, I came to appreciate family values and redemption. Like others, my trials and tribulations came full circle.