Life Changing Experiences In My Life

Martin Patriquin’s article “Is Canada Ready for Legal Marijuana?” on The New York Times discusses Canadian government’s legalization of marijuana. I disagree with this decision because although I admit that marijuana can bring many benefits in terms of medical field, it can result in many disadvantages if it is used as a stimulant. Moreover, allowing cannabis to be widely used is still unable to prevent it from being consumed at black market.

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Numerous reasons went into why the Declaration of Independence was written, from the tyranny of the British to the aspirations of the Americans. Various causes inspired the composing of the Declaration, however, the main objective of the colonists was the same, the desire to be free from the English rulers. Both the intellectuals in the cities and the toiling farmers in the country wished the same. Northern colonies and southern colonies agreed that the despotic British no longer should regulate the Americas.

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.

I remember the three defining moments that shaped my identity and have had a significant impact in my life. The three moments affected my views on time, how to treat others, and family. I went to a boarding school in middle school. I changed and grown a lot in the three years. My parents did not even allow me to go to downtown alone before middle school.

Having defining moments, critical choices and pivotal people in your life is very important. Its something to base your life off of, having these key parts in your history is what built you to who you are today. It builds character and helps you learn the right and wrongs in life. I believe without having defining moments, critical choices and pivotal people in your life whether they are something as small as a coach teaching you a new play to maneuver, or a bumper on bumper car crash that sent you to the hospital for stitches can look small but have a deep impact on your life. Using these incidences to build your life can make you the person who you are today.

Everyone tells you life isn't easy right? That there’s going to be obstacles that you’ll have to overcome . For me, the biggest obstacle was to change, I couldn’t be another failure in the system, neither be a burden. Many fail to realize that change isn’t bad, is to better yourself on who you really are.

Life isn't always fairy tales and happy endings. It can deliver obstacles that strike like punches. These challenges are supposed to prepare us for whatever may come and help us develop along the way. I know that this kind of development is important but, it is not easy. My obstacles have definitely started to shape and create the person I am today and who I will become.

Growing up, I always heard the expression: “you can do anything if you set your mind to it,” yet I never expected it to be true until I experienced it. For as long as I could remember, I struggled with my weight. As a result of this, I encountered obstacles that affected my physical health and my self image. Like other people who struggle with this same problem, people, who had nothing to do with it, had plenty to say. Through all of these encounters, I knew that I needed to change.

Problems can be turned into something good.When people overcome obstacles they become more strong.When ever you have problems you need to solve them in order to be happy.

Throughout life, we all become acquainted with life altering experiences, some changing us for the better, others for the worse. It is our job, as individuals, to either learn and develop in the face of these experiences or to dismiss them without looking back. They are what shape our very character, our foundation for the future. Without them, we’d be empty shells, individuals without any substance to guide them. Even though I am still quite young, I've already had quite my fair share of these experiences, and for that I am extremely thankful. Academics, community service and adversity; all have contributed to my development in one shape or another. Without these experiences, I would not be the self that I know myself to be. Nothing is of greater importance.

Throughout my life obstacles appear around every corner. From the time when I was a newborn and my mother had found out she had breast cancer to when my parents had told me they were going to get a divorce. For some, these situations may be depressing to talk about or even uncomfortable. In my mind, however, the more I talk about it and see how it’s changed the way I view life is a more than beneficial opportunity.

As a child I have always been known to my family as a quiet person. My parents would always tell me to be more open, to speak loudly, to get out of my shell. I really couldn’t find a way to express myself to get out what I was feeling inside to the my parents and to the world. As I started getting older I found ways to express myself through writing, and painting. Although I didn’t speak much I wrote my thoughts down in my little journals at home, though it being positive or negative, it became like therapy for my soul. I would write about moments that impacted my life and would then use them as lyrics that I would record myself signing to. These songs would serve as motivation to keep me moving forward. As an introvert I used creativity

Life is built on a foundation of individual bricks that when mortar is applied, the foundation becomes strong. There are many different events that have contributed to the process of personal growth and change within me that have helped me to become who I am today. Events, experiences, and people have molded me and prepared me for future obstacles and opportunities. I tend to learn from every situation that I am confronted with. There is one particular event that made my life turn from a dark and dreary path to one of hope. For once in my life, I actually wanted to not only survive; but to live. One of the most positive moments that shaped my life was the day that I met the most influential and inspiring person who touched my soul; Makayla Regan. Her presence and friendship had a huge impact on my perception of life, promoted a positive mindset, and helped me to establish positive values for myself.

Defining a single moment that inspired a significant change in my life and who I am as a person is a difficult task because changes often occur over long periods of time in my life and rarely in individual moments. While combing my memory for life changing moments, I realised I was asking the wrong questions. I shouldn’t search for climactic memories that stand out as good stories because I am not just telling a story. Instead, I’m describing a part of how I became the person I am and I quickly decided upon the memory of the first time I led a class at my karate studio.