How My Relationship Changed My Life

As I am writing/typing this journal based on a life event, which changed my outlook on life, I

It is obvious that life is not easy and every normal person faces events that they struggle with. One huge event changed everything at such a young age and the effects of one major decision will forever impact my life. When I was only two years old, my parents decided to divorce because they were not compatible for one another. With myself being so young at the time, I did not comprehend what was happening until I grew up more but, little did I know my life would change so much. About a year after my parent’s divorce, they both got remarried and I had a step mom and step dad. Since I was so young I considered both to be another set of parents to me. My step mom had another daughter who I got to grow up with. We always have gotten along and even now we are very close. My

Since a young age, I always looked up to older figures in his life, the people who gave me values and a purpose. I always thought that life would be perfect and I would be cool just like they were. My perspective all changed one night, it was around midnight on October 12 I knew this because it was my twelfth birthday. It was dark and cold and quiet, I remember as if it was just the other day. I had awoken only to see all my family members downstairs to give me birthday wishes, mom was always first and Dad came second. When my brother and cousin came over they said they had a surprise for me. When I asked them what it was, they refused to tell and I was to find out later that night. I pondered the idea and racked my brain as to what it could

Where do I even start? I wish you could come back and teach here at school! I miss your class and the way you teach. I hope your wife is doing better, your brother as well. I hope you’re doing okay too. When you left, I remember you telling the class everything you were going through, and it was a lot. I just wanted to let you know that you were dearly missed after you left. Many students kept asking when you would be returning to class, including myself. Even though I didn't get to have you as a teacher for a full semester, the short time I did have you impacted my life greatly. I still think about your presence a lot while at school, especially your road time sessions. Those were my favorite! I often think about what your reaction was to

It was one life-changing experience I was seven years old when I became grateful for the things that I had. I remember packing for this big trip my parents were planning for a year now. I precisely recall my mother telling me to go through my closet and pick clothes I did not use to give away, I didn't know why, but I didn't ask, I just did it. As the day got closer I remember my parents had accumulated a great amount of things to give away. I quite didn't understand why they were gathering so many things and for what reason.

There have been a lot of experiences that have defined me and fundamentally changed who I am, whether it metastasized into negativity or cultivated itself into positivity, it drove my core until the very present. Even as I continue to grow, I find myself constantly being challenged in different aptitudes, fighting against forces consciously unknown to me as a child. One experience in particular that I remember, was when I was younger I had been bullied quite a bit. It was actually several racist remarks that had made me cry home to my father, whom was no help to me at all. At the time, I would like to think I knew what racism was. I knew the idea, the concept, and that that concept had rejected my being as something not equal to those who chastised

Some people think that your life has already been planned and there is no straying from your destiny. However I, believe that one simple choice or one catastrophic event can change everything in an instant.

Moving from place to place not much other than family remain constant and that too takes a different shape with time and makes me both accustomed to change and more importantly, prepared for it. Moving every few years is a gift and a curse, giving you a clean slate when you both need it and when you do not want it. It is always difficult to move away from good friends, teaching me to remember all those who left a mark on me .

I changed, I didn’t' even realize that I did, till now when I had to write about it. Throughout my years of living, I never payed much attention to myself, I've always been caring about others and making them smile and happy and comfortable . Looking back I realized throughout those years I've been helping others my characteristic been evolving me changing me without me realizing it adapting me to my environment. That changed made me better, looking back and seeing how much I helped others without realizing it made me smile a little.

As an adult student, probably the biggest thing that has impacted my life at this point in my career and educational goals at this point is my husband leaving our family. My husband and I are both Christians, but I am learning at the age of 42 that it does not matter what you profess about your relationship to Christ, if you are not willing to live out the gospel, it really makes no difference what you say. My husband is going through a very difficult time in life and is leading us through one as well. I have always been a stay at home mom and homeschooled. I have always worked from home, but now, being the main breadwinner, I have to have another source of income. I have worked doing transcription for the past 15 years, but due to physical

I moved from Albany, NY to Rochester, NY before 7th grade and have called Upstate NY “home” my entire life. My father is a gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist at URMC and my mother is a housewife. I have two younger sisters (21, 16) and one younger brother (17). The older sister currently works in a Psychology Lab at Yale University. From September 2014 to May 2015, I worked as a crew member at a Chipotle. I minored in economics in college and have an affinity for the ideas of Friedrich von Hayek. If asked, I’d consider myself a classic liberal, a classification rarely used nowadays. I enjoy listening to podcasts. Most of these are sports-related; however, my favorite podcast is Econtalk. I enjoy watching movies and TV shows, but

There are drastic events that occur throughout our lives that we recognize to change us individually. It could be something as big as getting married, or as simple as buying our first car. Two people could make a decision to be wedded, and each person would have to adjust to the others living style. When I first bought my car I found a new sense of freedom, but there are always certain consequences to driving a car. I have to take consideration of other people on the road, because my choices on the road may make life-changing effects on somebody else. Drastic events are the most obvious examples of something that changes our lives, however, the most important thing to change my life isn’t an event. It is the people who help guide me through the events. Without our friends and loved ones, we wouldn’t have a reason to create and enjoy our life changing events.

I like to myself agnostic, even though I was brought up to be Jewish my whole life. I would like to start from the very beginning. My father was brought up reformed Jewish. My mother’s parents are Jewish even though she was not brought up Jewish. When my mother became older her religion became a lot more important to her, and by association it would be forced to be important to me.

The one choice that changed my life forever was that our family emigrated from Hong Kong to Canada in 1974. I was only seven years old. My Chinese name is Sau Han and this is my immigration history. My family came to Canada for a job offer but mainly it was for a better life. I had to leave behind many loving family members in Hong Kong. We also left behind our old lives, furniture, car, apartment, and friends. Our journey began when we hopped on a JAL (Japan airlines) jumbo jet on a sixteen-hour flight to Vancouver, British Columbia with a brief stop-over in Tokyo, Japan. Everything looked foreign to us on our arrival. What we hoped in the future was to be able to learn English, to adapt to our foreign surroundings, to settle down in our new home, and to go back to visit our friends and relatives in Hong Kong. These challenges are just the first of many obstacles to be faced. This immigration was not just a new beginning for my family but also a window of opportunity for the next generation.

The start of this term brought several areas to mind that could use improvement for me. It took me some time to decide exactly what I wanted to really concentrate on for the next 12 weeks or so. I decided that by tackling my own health would give me the most benefit for both the short and the long term. I didn't set out with a scale and graph paper to track my weight as I knew that my health encompassed a much broader spectrum and wanted to achieve an all around reward. I began looking at small changes that I could make easily. Changes that came easily to me were incorporating more protein into my diet and cutting back on the carbohydrates by eating protein bars, tuna, eggs, or yogurt for breakfast instead of a bagel or muffin. I keep raw, unsalted almonds in my drawer at work to snack on, and have replaced my afternoon Pepsi with water. These changes were small and didn't require a full scale re-do on my diet. The other change I decided to make was to incorporate more exercise into my daily routine.