Throughout life, every individual will face obstacles. Some could and will be life changing, and others will have little to no impact. When a “not so great” situation is placed in front of someone, the most important part is how a person works through it and what they learn from the experience. The outcome is also crucial, and of course a good one is always hoped for, but what will you take away from working through your tough time? Even when a circumstance does not end exactly the way you wanted, a lesson learned and a more open mind is hard to complain about. I was taught this lesson when moving four hours north to Boerne, Texas from the small town of Harlingen, Texas. Many will think and ask, “How was a move that hard? It really took that much of a toll on you?”, but it was that hard and the impact hit me even harder. Growing up, my family’s relationship has been very close and always in tune with what’s occurring in each other’s life. The move, however, altered that bond because our family was separated. Harlingen holds my parents’ insurance agency, our permanent home, and extended family. Boerne held my mom’s opportunity to finish nursing school, which had been her dream. It also provided a better education and a new environment …show more content…
for me to be exposed to. When my mom was informed she had gotten accepted into Wayland Baptist University’s Nursing School instead of the nursing school in the Rio Grande Valley, we packed up and moved north for her to fulfill her dream. My entire family was ecstatic that she was working towards her goal of becoming a nurse. At the same time, that was when the separation began. My Mom was working away from the office along with going to school, and my Dad had to stay in Harlingen to keep their insurance agency going. This prevented him from being able to move up with us, only allowing our family to be together on weekends. During the first few months of the new school year, time seemed to go by fast. My Mom and I were busy with getting settled into the new house in Boerne, and my Dad and older brother were able to drive up more since that time of year wasn't the busiest. Although, once the winter months approached, it got harder and harder since my Mom’s school was getting more intense and the business’ most hectic time of year around the corner. We toughed it out as we know Christmas break was only a couple weeks away, and our family would be together for solid amount of time. Not being able to be with each other began to take a serious toll on us, and each of us handled it differently, which would often lead to conflict. As hard as this move was, I was not willing to give up and move back. My Mom and I were thriving in school, I was forming new friendships, and being exposed to so much more than the Rio Grande Valley provided. As summer began and my family was able to be together more often, we were more prepared to start the next school year. Or at least, we thought we were prepared. The second year was harder on my parents as my Mom’s school was more intense, and the business in Harlingen was extremely busy. Even throughout the hardest times, my parents were positive and strong. Although, there’s only so much an individual can take. As hard it was for my Mom to do, she withdrew from Wayland Baptist’s Nursing Program, putting her nursing degree in jeopardy, and informed me were moving back once the school year ended. Overwhelmed with so many different emotions, I did not know how to react. It was unexpected, I was aware of how hard the move was, but never knew it affecting my parents that much. When being told so quickly and sporadically, the feelings of anger and betrayal took over. I was convinced my Mom was being selfish and just giving up, and I felt betrayed as she did this with no warning. I took some time to really think things over, of course it was hard to digest what was going to happen, but I had to look at the big picture. With moving back, my family would be back together, I would be reunited with friends back in Harlingen, and I would be closer to extended family. Looking back on all the tough times we had throughout the move, I learned so many things. Family comes first, no matter what. Without them, life is not complete; they are with you through thick and thin. Also, you must sacrifice some things in life to overcome an obstacle that you may be facing. Family and happiness is always worth it. Now that our family is back and settled in Harlingen, we are thrilled to be under the same roof.
In addition, my Mom reapplied to the nursing program and got accepted into University of Rio Grande Valley’s Nursing Program. My entire family is beyond proud of her as she is wrapping up her last year of school. Throughout this experience, not only have I learned how important family is, but to always do your best to accomplish your goals. Watching how strong, determined, and grounded my Mom has been while getting her degree has inspired me to stay driven and to never run from any obstacle that stands in the way. There will always be a way around it, and having a good support system, a positive attitude, and strength will help do
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I was born and raised in Buffalo, New York and it’s all I’ve ever known. When I was younger my parents took me on little short trips like, Toronto and Columbus, Ohio. I was young, so I didn’t really remember a lot that was going on or different about the two places. When I got older, I decided I wanted a change in my life but did not know what or where. In September of 2003, I was invited to my cousin’s wedding in Charlotte, North Carolina. I decided to go and when I did, I did not want to return back to Buffalo. Of course, I had to come back to Buffalo because I was only visiting. I had made up in my mind right then, Charlotte, North Carolina was the place for my children and me. I decided to move to Charlotte before Christmas of that year. My experiences were years to remember. I stayed in Charlotte for a total of seven years. During the years I had been living in Charlotte, my most memorable experiences were the weather and the commuting.
Many folks go their whole lives without having to move. For them it is easy; they know the same people, have loads of friends, and never have to move away from their families. As with me, I was in a different situation. I grew up my entire life, all eighteen years of it, in a small town called Yorktown, Virginia. In my attempt to reach out for a better life style, my girlfriend and I decided we were going to move to Shreveport, Louisiana. Through this course of action, I realized that not two places in this country are exactly alike. I struggled with things at first, but I found some comforts of home here as well.
One day I hope to become a Nurse Practitioner giving compassionate and adequate care to those individuals who are less fortunate and are in need of care. My life experiences, educational background, and determination will drive me through what's to come as I prepare myself to gain my BSN and become a Nurse. It is with great pleasure and excitement that I am applying for admission to Colorado Christian University. I never thought after having a family that I would be attending college. I want to show my children that with hard work and a good spirit anything is possible. They look to me for guidance daily as they grow and mature into who they will become both professionally and spiritually. They are the driving life force moving me forward testing myself with every learning experience. After what I have accomplished so far I know that I can go further and complete what I believe will be my impression and imprint on this world. When I am gone I will look back happily at the legacy I have left for my family as well as the persons I will
When I began this journey I knew that Nursing was all I wanted to do and in order to succeed and do well in nursing school, it was going to require a ton of devotion and sacrifice. Nursing school did not come without its challenges, not only did we have to deal with going to class, clinicals, studying for exams, but we also had to add in the factors of jobs, family, marriages, children, sickness and our daily life. But our instructors encouraged us and pushed us to keep going, and for that we are grateful because we all made a decision to stick with it, and here we are today. It seems unimaginable that just a year ago this journey was just beginning, but here we are today a year later,
I am about to graduate from the University of Texas at Arlington obtaining the BSN degree, and this event marks a milestone in my personal and professional life. The RN to BSN program has allowed me to push my abilities to the limits and I have probed myself to see if I can achieve anything that I put my mind and efforts to. For example, I was able to work full time, study, be a mother and wife, all at the same time. I have enhanced my knowledge and skills, I improved myself; I have become a professional nurse and a better human being. Now I firmly believe that I can accomplish my goal and become a Family Nurse Practitioner.
Over the course of my childhood I faced an obstacle of my identity as a child, I was becoming everyone else image of me instead of creating my own portrait. Unfortunately, I began to dress, talk, and behave like the people around me, I became a product of my environment. Myself started to change I gained a reputation of this little girl with a careless attitude, and a malicious looking face. I wasn’t being recognized by my own family members, and it started to affect my relationship at home. I started slacking in my studies, and just started diminishing myself and my personality. The issue was focused in middle school when I joined the Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Scholars after school team. I was a fanatic about learning about
It’s amazing how a horrific and negative life changing event can encourage and guide you in the path of your future. The end result may not be visible when it first takes place, but the process of a recovery can be extremely educational. You see, I was provided the opportunity of job shadowing firsthand the fields of athletic training and physical therapy due to a knee injury. I believe the majority of people would consider a severely damaged knee a dramatic setback in life. I was able to find the silver lining during the recovery.
Many pivotal moments appear in a human beings life to change the way that individual thinks. All human experiences shape the way a person becomes. The death of my 20 year old second cousin changed my perspective on life. It was not because he was close to me or had a huge impact on my life, but because such a young life ended so suddenly. I got to experience how that impacted and even changed certain people. I came to the realization that all those stories on the news actually happen to real life people. These stories seem so unimaginable, but from that point on, I realized that anything can happen to anyone in the simple blink of an eye. I learned that although every human envisions certain things to occur in their lifetime, many aspects cannot
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
There is a point in everyone’s life when they step back and realize “I can’t do this anymore, it’s ruining my life”. Many of my friends have started smoking cigarettes while drinking at a very young age, and continue to use this drug currently and don’t realize the affect it has on their future. While I have been smart enough to avoid smoking, I haven’t been as wise at making decisions when it comes to drinking. The amount of partying I’ve done in college has taken over my life, and has had a huge impact on my grades. Changing my drinking habits and continuing to avoid cigarettes will enable me to be the best I can be for the rest of my college experience.
There have been tons of things that I have learned and been taught in my life, by a number of people such as family, teachers, or even friends on occasion. The things they taught me vary from math and other related subjects to just some truly simple yet meaningful life lessons. However, there is nothing quite as unique, quite as special as a person teaching themselves a life lesson. It really is an amazing accomplishment for a person to teach themselves something. It is not quite as simple as another person teaching them something because it is not just the transferring of information from one person to another. The person instead has to start from scratch and process the information they have in their mind in order to come up with a new thought
Over the last 15 years of my life, I’ve learned countless lessons from my mistakes, as life began to slowly hit me harder and harder each year. I learned how to be more confident, to be kind, to build my own self-esteem, to care and be compassionate towards others, but most of all, to be mentally and emotionally strong. During my years of childhood, I was plagued with shyness at a young age. I had the troubling tendency to hide behind my mother when meeting new people, or never raise my hand in class due to the embarrassment of potentially saying the incorrect answer. This became a problem for me, as I wanted to interact and mingle with others, however, my shyness caused me to miss many opportunities of making new friends or meeting new people.
In 1996, my mother graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a baccalaureate in Nursing. Although it took her five years, we are still proud of her and all that she has accomplished. Today my mom is still working as an RN. Although she just quit her job at Berea Hospital, where she had been for four years, she is beginning a new style of nursing.
Even though this made me question what I wanted to do, my mom was always supportive and would tell me that my heart should lead me to what I wanted to do in the future. Now that I have finally came to peace with what I want to do in the future, which is to be a nurse, she is behind me every step of the way. I told her about my plans of going back to school later in my career to become a nurse practitioner and she is very supportive of that. She teaches me to be responsible and to succeed in college because how I do in college will affect the rest of my life. Another thing that I have learned from my mother is to always have respect and take care of your parents no matter how old they are in life.
I never really thought about where my life was going. I always believed life took me where I wanted to go, I never thought that I was the one who took myself were I wanted to go. Once I entered high school I changed the way I thought. This is why I chose to go to college. I believe that college will give me the keys to unlock the doors of life. This way I can choose for myself where I go instead of someone choosing for me.