My Dream Experience

Having a dream and living with passion is very important because I believe living without passion is like being dead. Someone like Tony Hawk could agree. Tony Hawk has been a professional skateboarder for over 24 years. However, he did not receive that title overnight; Tony got his first skateboard when he was only 9 years old. Since then, Tony worked extremely hard and put a lot of his focus on skateboarding. He did it because that was his Dream. Tony’s Dream was frowned upon by many of his teachers and adults alike. One of his teachers even told him that he “would never make it in the workplace if he didn’t follow directions exactly” (Hawk), but he never gave up his Dream. He kept working hard and eventually became a pro at the young age of 15.

Because of the recurring fear of failure or defeat, many Americans are too afraid to ever try something new with the idea of defeat always close by. However, it is essential that those overtaken by the fear of failure learn to surpass fear and step outside themselves. After this frightening step is taken, failure is sometimes inevitable, but trying is the most momentous element of it all. Trying something new, failing, but somehow persevering clearly depicts how any and all Americans can overcome their fear of failure.

As I got ready to run, and jump off, Alyssa began to chant a count down, “5, 4,3,2,1!” I took a big gulp and started to charge forward I stopped just before I had to jump off. "I can't do it" I thought to myself. I couldn’t get over the fear of getting hurt. I’ve seen videos where a person cliff jumping landed in the water the wrong way, and got severely hurt. I just kept replaying that same video over, and over in my head. “Take a deep breathe, take a few steps back, and run and jump,” Alyssa shouted. “There's only one way down,” she said. I began to start taking slow steps back inhaling and exhaling. She suddenly began to chant again, I put myself in ready position “3, 2,1!”. “I’m just going to do it I'm not even going to think about it” I thought to myself. “Go!” she

My mother and I shared a double tube and we set of down the canal. As we floated down, there were trees and plants on either side of us whose branches formed a cover around us. As we approached the end of the shade, I saw the huge cliffs on either side of us approaching and remembered the cliff jump. My heart picked up its pace automatically and I turned around to ask my mother if this was the part with the cliff jump. The answer was of course a yes. As we approached the terrifying cliff, I decided that I would do it. It was a rare opportunity if y six year old sister jumped from a forty foot cliff and I didn’t. As I waited in line, I thought of the worst possibilities that could happen in result of my jumping. I was fourth in line. What if I belly flop? Third in line. What if I hit the wall? Second in line. I am definitely going to break at least one bone on the ocean floor. My turn. The lifeguard counted me down and I jumped. I flew off the cliff and screamed. I absolutely loved it and went two more times and an additional three times on the next cliff down the canal. I was so proud of me and my family! Everyone in our group tried the jump, except for my grandmother who claimed she was too

Risks and creativity seem like they can never correlate, but in “Create Dangerously” and “Dreams that have changed the world”, Edwidge Danticat and Van De Castle contrast the risks taken in creativity to produce a satisfying masterpiece. Danticats an immigrant artist creates despite the adversity she faced; Danticat has taken risks and wrote against the horrors of Haiti. However Van De Castle a great dream theorist has shown many examples of creativity in the dream world and how the risks taken to create in the awaken world has led to the formation of awarding winning pieces. Danticat in “Create dangerously” and Van De Castle in “Dreams that have changed the world” portray analogous ideas on how risks are a part of the creativity process. Danticat

Trust no one. It all started on my eighth birthday party. I was having my party at the firehouse, and I walked into the kitchen to see my parents fighting. Their fight wasn’t one of those we’ll-get-over-it-in-a-couple-minutes fights. I could see the pain in their eyes. The hatred between them was like a hurricane: dangerous, treacherous, and painful. My heart felt broken.

I remember looking down at my hands and they were covered in blisters and blood. My body was producing such a high amount of adrenaline that my hands were shaking vigorously. Through the pain there was beauty. Our fifth and final jump was a monster. The previous cliff jumps ranged anywhere from ten to twenty feet and the final jump was a forty five foot jump into a canyon pool the size of a large hot tub. The jump was surrounded by sharp rocks on all directions except one. You also had to run and leap forward to avoid the rocks directly beneath us. A false step meant a serious accident. Everyone was tense, there was no denying that and fear lurked around us. You could see it in everyone’s faces. I felt responsible, as I was the person that set up the trip and convinced us to take the “extreme option”. I could not show fear, I needed to lead and act by example. Without hesitation, Steve said, “I can’t do this! I am afraid!” With that I replied a saying that my grandmother told me a long time ago, “So be afraid! And then, do it anyway.” I was the first to jump and the group followed through. The water was freezing and I couldn’t feel my extremities. At the base of the waterfall we looked up in disbelief at what we had just done and laughed uncontrollably for what seemed like a life time. We made it out alive with a great lesson learned. Rise above fear. It is only a state of mind that anyone can

Adrenaline started to rush through my body as I got closer and closer to the ledge. I knew my parents were ready with their cameras. I was ready, too. My heart had never been beating faster than it had at this moment, to this day. I looked to the ground below me and smiled. I saw at least fifteen to twenty people all cheering me on, giving me motivation to go out on the

You shake anxiously, your palms clammy and forehead sweaty. Soon, it's your turn. You walk to the ledge, your harness clinging at your hips. You look down. Then you jump. Screaming all the way down, fear and excitement explode throughout you. You free fall until the cord your harness is attached to elongates and bounces you back up into the air, your screeches now laughs. You're glad you did this. Taking risks can be scary. Whether it's as big as bungee jumping, or just asking a girl to a movie. Everyone has that little voice in their head, frightening you with the worst case scenarios. We should take risks because without taking them people can never be successful, live fulfilling lives, inspire others, or learn from our mistakes.

Speech: a word that terrifies me and makes me feel absolutely sick to my stomach. Finding out that my S.H.I.E.L.D. Speech was more of a speech about me and my life, though, partially lessened that anxiety I originally felt. I’ve never been good at speaking in front of people. It’s always made me feel sort of uneasy in some way, so I knew that no amount of preparation would make me feel any better. Yet, I still did it, hoping to improve in any way. When I finally had the actual shield for this speech done, I sat my parents down and tried to give it to them. Needless to say, it didn’t work. I choked up. I felt ashamed, I couldn’t even give it to them. Almost the entire week before I presented, I had become “sick” with anxiety. I felt like I was going to throw up and could barely get out of bed. The week I actually did have to present, I still didn’t want to come to school, but did anyways because I knew I had to do it.

Finally, I cannot be afraid to fail. According to Kouzes and Posner (2004), “It is absolutely essential to take risks. Over and over again, people in our study tell us how important mistakes and failures have been to their success. Without those experiences, they would have been unable to achieve their aspirations” (p. 81). When the mistakes happen, I cannot freak out; I must remain calm and get back up

We landed in Los Angeles, and stayed in the noisy airport until our next flight. The airport had a lot of more people than the last airport. So the airport sound was filled with everyone’s discussions. When we boarded the plane, it was a lot bigger and less claustrophobic. I sat by the window and

Have you ever been looking forward to going on a trip that you had to get on a plane, but at the same time you didn’t want that day to arrive? I know I have, but it was also nerve-racking the first time I went on a trip that required me to get on an airplane. Coming to Miami for me was taking a big step in my life. Knowing that I had to start from scratch in Miami freaked me out. Our trip to Miami wasn’t all easy. Firstly, the trip to the airport was hard on us we had to say our goodbyes to our family members. Also, we arrived to the airport not knowing where we were standing. Finally, we were able to hop on the airplane. The trip that required me to get on an airplane was when I came to Miami from Cuba.

As a child, I was a daydreamer. I loved to imagine myself in fantastic outfits, surrounded by interesting people in a dazzling setting. My thoughts would also often wander at night and I would dream so vividly about these things that it almost felt like I was actually in those amazing places experiencing all the fun. Sometimes I would be a beloved princess of a royal family in some far away land. Other times I would be a spy on a top secret mission to find hidden treasure. When I imagined myself doing such spectacular things like swimming across the ocean or singing in front of a crowded concert hall, I felt like I could do anything. Becoming a dancer was my favorite dream. I could imagine myself twirling around on a stage while dressed up in a beautiful costume. I longed for that dream to come true. In a way, it did.

I went back to the gym, where I had trained since I was seven years old. It was bouncing with many kids, bursting with excitement. I was one of those kids many years ago, not to know that one day that their dream is gonna have many twists and turns.That they might feel defeated and feel like they never gonna get back up again. But if they try hard enough they can do the impossible just like I did.