My Life Journey

There I was doing 65 mph, I was behind my dad going straight when we came to a smooth curve I pulled in my brake a tad bit letting off the gas dropping down to about 50mph when I went off the edge and at that moment fear took over me not knowing if I was going to get hurt or go on the adventure of a lifetime!

I come from a loving and supportive family that has always encouraged me to work hard and if I do, I will be able to achieve anything I desire. I was taught to reach for the stars and to pursue my dreams. I am a true believer in setting goals, staying focused, and being persistent to achieve all I aspire: to be a CTO or CIO in corporate America.

My life has been a struggle at times, but my thrive to succeed, determination, and enthusiasm for my education and my community has brought me to pursue my dreams.

A big philosophy to life for me is, “ Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard”. I use this quote with my books and my education that's why I don't give up on my gpa and I continuously work as much as I can. I’m not going to give up on where I want to be in life because of my past mistakes.Lastly, I would like for my life to turn out to be something positive and I would like to hear my mom say that she is proud of what I have

I was raised by a single mother, so there were some difficulties that other children from normal family that couldn’t understand. Since my parents divorced when I was three years old. My mother sent me to my grandparents place and let them took care of me at my early-age. It might be weird to say that the possibilities for me to see my own mother was pretty low, but that was the situation I had during my childhood. I needed to face the challenge when my classmates asked where were my parents and why they never showed up in the parents’ meeting. There was always questions around me and those struggles even used to blow me down into a shady person. That is the time my stepfather came into my life. I inherited a lot positive characteristics from my extended family. I take pride in my passion to learn in and how to be a resilient person.

The moment when I was old enough to comprehend how I came into this world, I should have known there would be a great deal of impediments for me to overcome. I was mistaken as twins because of a little white lie which led my grandmother to bring two bassinets to the hospital. However, everyone would soon have the relief of knowing there was only one me; but a fear of panic would surface once it was determined that my feet had took the place of where I may head should have fell. I was born breech. My world was upside down before I even took my first breath. A world I didn’t ask to be in but became grateful for because of my grandmother. My life was never intended to be simple. I owe my life accomplishments’ to the woman who was willing to take both of me home. She is the reason I am who I am today and the reason I will be who I am tomorrow.

A lot of people wish that they can have someone to guide them through the journey of life. The ups and downs and the trials and tribulations. All this time I didn’t know that I had someone that was in my corner that I would consider to be a mentor. I didn’t see him as my mentor until two years ago. My mentor is my older cousin Isaiah, he is a mechanical engineer at General Electric. He has brown hair, brown eyes, and he’s athletic. Isaiah is caring, understanding, and very intelligent. Me on the otherhand, I am determined, honest, and very stylish. I have brown hair, brown eyes, and I’m short. He is twenty four years old and he is a graduate from Miami University of Ohio. Growing up there was a big age difference between us, but as we got

Eric Thomas once said "You are the executive director and screenwriter of your life" and "everybody has a dream, but not everybody has a grind" meaning that everything that has happened in your life is solely based on how you execute your next move. My family is what motivates me to put forth my best effort even through my tribulations and doubts I still strive to do the bare maximum to sustain our legacy. Coming from low-income family background and understanding the true struggles in life enlightened my perspective that there are no limitations except the one we put on ourselves in times of uncertainty. I believe anything can be achieved no matter what an individual's circumstances are.

During this past year, I went through a life-changing situation. I had a benign bone tumor taking over my lower front mandible. The surgery took place under my chin. Doctors removed five of my teeth and the bone that held the tumor. They replaced what was missing with morphogenetic protein, cadaver’s bone, and a titanium bar. It has taken a year to recover fully and I am still missing my teeth. The surgery and recovery has caused financial strain on my family. Not to mention, I still have a few operations to complete my broken smile, and this will continue to strain my family. Going through this hardship has taught me that life can sometimes be taken for granted and not everything will be easy along its path. Becoming a young adult has made me realize how fragile life truly is.

Ever since I was young my dad use to tell me “Strive for excellence and success will follow you”. This phrase remained in my head and had tremendous impact on me. This phrase affected every aspect of my life such as school, volunteering or clubs. That being said I was able to push my self to a 100%, and able to immerse myself in everything and pull significant life lessons from each of them.

“Work hard, never give up, and most importantly, always stay humble and kind”, these are just a few words my father would say to me when he had the chance or felt that I needed to hear that. My mother would say, “Mickey, as long as you believe in yourself, you can do anything”. To this day, I live my life through proverbs, quotes, and advice from a variety of people. I am very family-oriented. Most of the things I do is in hopes that I can augment some type of valuable contribution to my family and others. To begin to tell my story, I will first start by talking about the people who had the biggest influence on my life.

As a very small child I don’t remember too much, but the things that I do remember were seen through a child’s eyes that has made me the person that I am today and I will always have those memory’s with me until my last breath on this earth. In this essay I intend to show how my childhood and adult life to this point has influenced my life, my journey. By utilizing the adult development theories from this class I also intend on showing how they relate to my Life experiences and where I am today as an Adult student.

1.A personal experience I went through in my life was in my early teens was when I was living wrong and getting in trouble. So my church pastor was planning a trip to a camp in Orlando to strengthen our church it was a great experience I through. We were there for three long days .we were there for the whole weekend we came from Miami it was a four hour drive. We left early in the am and got a big bus with at least thirty people. It was something special I went through it was like a dream. During my stay we learned a lot about god

My mother enters the room and sits in the chair across from me. As I look at her I cannot help but think that I actually do not know anything about this woman in front of me. I ask her to tell me anything I may not know, an interesting fact or a childhood memory. I ask her to tell me her life story. Duana Gaye Juneau grew up as the youngest of seven children. Her parents were hard workers. Because her father was a farmer and her mother was a nurse, she grew up understating what hard work does for a person. Duana’s father instilled the idea, “anything is possible”. With tears in her eyes she explains the effect these three words have had on her life and career. Today, as she spoke of her father. She tells me the fond memories she has of driving the tractor and feeding chickens, and pigs while growing up. My grandfather taught her that if she worked hard she would greatly succeed in life.

My journey in faith, the influences that have formed and informed my own life, especially my spiritual life, can be identified by a number of personal experiences. Throughout my faith journey, past experiences, current events, and specific individuals have all impacted my thinking. In the late 80’s I stayed in an all male residence {Field Hall} located on the Memorial University campus, a division of Queen’s College Anglican church. The academic aspect of university was a fraction of the complete university experience. Being an accepted and recognized member in our athletic residence was critical. Approximately 120+ people became your friends and part of your family. The majority of the students were white Anglo-Saxons from rural Newfoundland. We thought we were responsible young adults, on our own for the first time, making decisions and living out our future dreams. Mixed in amongst this lifestyle were senior students in there 3rd, 4th, or final year of study as well to help guide us along the way. We were raised to follow traditional cultural beliefs and values and not to interfere with what was happening in our neighbor’s houses.