A Reflection On My Life

Though they were not always there throughout my childhood, they still did a decent job raising me up. This family shaped me to be the person I am today. They guided my way through my teenage years, they prepared me to faced the real world at the young age, and they taught me to be

Watching my mother live from pay check to pay check when I was young was difficult. It was always hard for my mom to keep up with other parents but, she still somehow managed to get me everything I wanted, and more. Even though I was too young to understand, I could feel the stress, and the struggles my mom faced every day. She was only 20 years old when I was born and, because of that she had no choice but to grow up fast. At such a young age, I saw the effects of being a single parent, and the ways it changed my mom. She not only had to be a young mother but, she had to find a way to replace the void of a father, or a father figure in my life. My mom was strong, independent and courageous. Growing up watching her live her dreams under all the circumstances she faced, made me want to strive for a better life for myself. Seeing how hard is was to live and to have enough

Growing up I always had someone there for me. My dad has taught me never to give up in anything you try to pursue. He always tells me to reach for higher even if you reached your goal to start a new one and always rise up. He is my motivation in school and growing up to be an independent women. He also cares about shaping me into the best women I can be. He's taught me manners since I was a little girl and he made sure I was never alone in any hardship I face. He is the most hardworking and caring person I could ask for, and I'm lucky to have him as a

Beginning the writing process, I established for myself a mental roadmap. I asked myself what I was trying to say, and what the goal or intent of the writing would be. Was I attempting to persuade my readers, or to be didactic instead? I considered the "how" part of the equation later, and honed each sentence word for word. The how part of the writing process was relatively simple compared to the question of what to say, and why. I had to imbue the paper with social commentary, for there was much to say about these readings.

In this course, I was able to identify a number of different things I was unsure of before the class. I now have an idea of what pathway I should take (the one best suited for me), and how long this may take me to carry out. Through this course I was able to discover where I see myself in five, ten, fifth teen and even twenty years time.

Over the course of my life, I have had numerous people tell me that I am more than just a soccer player and that I can not always turn to soccer for the answer to my problems. Although soccer is just a sport and it will never be anything more than that, it has taught and shown me more about myself and my personality in my 16 years than most people would learn and experience in their lifetime. Through my experiences, I have crawled and survived through the deepest and darkest parts of the storms of life, but I have also been given the chance to grow and flourish through the stunning and glowing moments of sunshine and warmth. Without being given the opportunity to play soccer, I would not be the person I am today, let alone know the depths and sides of my personality that are buried deep within me. In looking back at my past, it is evident to see that if I had not been blessed with the opportunity to play soccer or been given such a stubborn personality, I would not be alive today.

Something I have always said is “life is about trials and tribulations, but it’s how you react to them that shapes the person you are.” It all started around my sophomore year of high school, the pain was excruciating and on going for months, and I just wanted answers to why I was in pain. Many doctors said the same thing, but I knew that the amount of pain I was in something was wrong. When I received the gut-wrenching news, my perspective on life changed and I realized who I needed most in my life. God helped me through the predicament that I was placed in, and I learned to grow from the tribulations I had to overcome.

At the age of one my parents divorced, and my father was present in my life till I was ten years old. Growing up I was aware that a father figure was supposed to be present, since most of my friends throughout school had a mother and father that were married. Ultimately, the absence of my father throughout my childhood taught me that family meant more than two parents under the same household married. When my parents divorced, and my father was no longer a part of my life, my mother, aunt and grandma raised me. Being raised by three women brought out a new perspective for me.

Entry 1. I didn’t have a goal coming into class at first, but after hurting my toe over the weekend I decided that I would focus on doing my best at physical activities in spite of it. While I had some trouble with the walking and running portions of the exercises, I was mostly successful at completing them all. Also, during the warm up exercises I’ve started to be able to relax my body more, I can now feel my upper arms start to touch the floor when I’m laying down instead of just my hands, shoulders and elbows. This class involved doing some word association games in addition to more work on our open scenes. I didn’t perform any open scenes in front of the class but I did do a few recitals of it with a partner, including with some circumstances given to us by the professor. While previously I found that I was very good at imagining my own circumstances for the scene and acting on those, I feel that I don’t do quite as well when being directed. I think that in the future it will be important for me to learn to naturally use the circumstances I am given in my acting.

Let’s talk about life for a moment. I want you to reflect on at least two situations that you deem as the utmost devastating encounter you experienced. On the contrary, reflect on three positive things that make you proud.

I’ve always learned best by relating lecture concepts to my personal life, and this class is no different. I’ve been challenged to see my own development through the perspectives and theories set by psychologists before me, bringing new light to my occasionally quirky personality. The biopsychosocial breaks down into biological – meaning brain processing and genetics, psychological – referring to personal thoughts and motives, and social or environmental situations – the influence of others that shapes who someone may become. Life cycle forces can be attributed with the generation of seemingly new traits as well.

One's dream and aspirations to supersede in life must be stronger and greater than limitations set forth by others. The experience that were bestowed to me during my short life has elevated me to the woman I am today. Please walk with me as I give you the opportunity to see the world from my eyes:

breathe or function at all and would be an empty shell for one cannot operate or function without it.

I came back to find that my whole city was destroyed in a blink of an eye, after running for days to keep this from happening.

So much of my life is built around distracting from my endometriosis pain. I watch TV or listen to music while reading. If I engage my mind enough then I can ignore the pain. It is only partially successful.