My Values In My Life

Growing up with a big family, sports have been a central part of each one of our lives. All four of my older sisters were involved in high school athletics as well. This allowed us to share something in common and was a great opportunity to bond with each other. No matter what hardships we faced, sports were there to help us come together. For example, when my dad was unemployed for two years he was able to come and watch all of mine and my sisters games. It really brought us closer as a family because we were always there supporting each other. Eventually, my parents no longer were able to pay the house bill with my dad being unemployed. Our house was then foreclosed and we had no other choice but to move. We moved into the town of Capac by the high school. Times were tough and money was limited, but we still made the most of our time together. We would all go to the softball fields at the school and play softball or a big game of football. Sports gave us something to bond over our whole lives and I’ll always cherish

I have always loved sports ever since I was a little kid. Some of my earliest memories are of playing soccer with my friends on a wet, cold spring day or hitting a ball off of a tee and feeling like it went a mile, when in reality it only went about fifty feet. Even to this day I still can never get enough of sports. I get about four weeks off out of the entire year where I’m not technically in a sport, but I’m still always practicing and trying to get better because that’s the only way I know. I love everything about sports: the friendships, the competition, the passion, the atmosphere, the unity. Sports are one of my true loves and they consume my life. It is this strong desire that I have for sports that has driven me to want to pursue a

From my first T-Ball team to my senior year track club, the comradery and confidence I have gained from competing on numerous sports teams has made an enormous impact on my life. Growing up, I went to a very small Catholic school. With less than 100 students in the entire school district. In third grade, our family moved to Manteno. Where each grade level had at least 120 students. Baseball and Basketball were crucial for me in my early years. It was how I became acquainted with most of my friends growing up in Manteno. If it wasn’t for competing on a team, I would have stayed timid for the rest of my life. With the confidence sports have gave me, I have been able to challenge myself to experience the world and all

Throughout my life I have always been involved in sports, whether it's for a team or just with friends they have always been apart of me. Once I entered junior high I began playing competitive baseball, a commitment that taught me how to manage my time. With practices everyday ranging from 2-3 hours I was limited to the time I was able to hangout with friends as I decided to put my schoolwork first. I realized I needed to create a balance between school, sports, and friends so I could further my education as well as do the things I love.

Throughout our lifetime, us as people decide to admire different objects, ideas, and people due to what pleases their thoughts and actions. The infinite examples of things we could’ve valued could’ve been toys, friends, book, etc.. But then we began to mature and begin to come out of our little shells to discover new products, views of the world, and new ways to advance in our technology and therefore influencing what we value today. And as I matured in my lifetime, I established a novel value to my parents the greatest.

I started my love of sports when I was very young. At three years old, I played flag football for a local youth league. I was not shy and withdrawn like the other kids. I was outgoing and energetic. I don’t know if the other kids were embarrassed to play or they just didn’t understand the game, but the ball always came to me. I loved the attention from stealing a flag and scoring a touchdown. After flag football, I played every sport in every season—soccer, basketball, football, volleyball, and baseball. Every sport was the same—the ball always came to me. I was not necessarily an aggressive player, but I was athletic and demanded a lot of play time because I knew I could get

Growing up my whole life, I played every sport imaginable from hockey and soccer to football and tennis. My parents made me start being active and playing sports at a very young age and it was one of the best decisions that they could have made. Sports have so many benefits and teach so many life lessons besides simply the physical and competitive aspects to the game.When I first started playing sports, I absolutely dreaded every aspect of it, from waking up early, to working out, to being sore and tired all of the time. But as I grew older and started to understand life better, I started thinking about my future and the keys to being successful in life. I realized that sports teach so many life lessons beyond the

Sports have had a huge impact on my life. Ever since eighth grade I've always been involved in some type of sport whether it was track and field ,bowling ,or football.

Bo Jackson once said “set your goals, and don’t stop till you get there. ”Being in athletics for so many years has had a great deal of influence in my life. It has helped me academically, and it has improved my socialization skills that will later be an asset to me in my journey to pursue a business degree. I now have better time management skills that helps me focus on what I need to do before I get distracted with everything else going on in my life. My involvement in many sports has influenced my appreciation for my family, furthermore it has helped me mature along the way.

Since I came from a small middle school and wouldn’t know anybody coming into high school I decided to play football so I would make friends over the summer. Since then every friend I have at sSchool has come in some way shape or form come from playing a sport. It also makes family reunions/random encounters more enjoyable with adults. I always have some things to talk about with my grandpa, cousins or uncles regarding how my basketball team is doing this year, or what kind of offense we run in football. Not only has sports dominated my social life with my peers, it also connects me with all athletes past and future. This shows that

Sports have always been an important part of who I am. When I was just 5

I have loved sports my whole life, even at a very young age. I would watch it with my dad, and he would take me to sports games. I loved to play basketball in the backyard when I was little. I have always loved cheering for my favorite sports team. I love watching the Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Two years ago my dad surprised me with Vikings tickets. I was so happy to get to go to a game. Sports has always been a big part of my life. Two years ago, I got a new view of sports when I started umpiring.

Early on in my life, my parents stressed the importance of self-care and awareness and those concepts haven’t escaped my mind since. While in high school I experienced a depressive episode that lasted about 3 months. It was quite a difficult time for me, as losing my best friends and boyfriend within the same time lead to lose grasp on what I valued in my life. Without the support, I received from my family, my life would have been on a trajectory completely opposite of my current track.

Through the prep work, I realized that my personal values were; to have an exciting life, a life filled with pleasure, a life filled with wisdom, be ambitious, and always maintain being broadminded. When analyzing my values, I realized that all of them were striving towards one overarching value, to have an exciting life. This value is so important to me because growing up, I didn’t like living. I grew up in a family that was very selectively religious. It was perfectly okay that my male family members would gather around and watch the explicit versions of Jerry Springer, but being gay gave you the express ticket to hell. All throughout my childhood, I would have incredibly intense and vivd dreams about going to hell, so much so that I was afraid to go to sleep. My mom would console this fear by telling me to pray about it which never worked. Throughout this time, I was being groomed to always be outwardly perfect as to not “embarrass” my mother. This left me in the confines of a world that everyone considered perfect while internally, I was living in hell.

One definition of family is a group of individuals, each a unique masterpiece, sharing unconditional love, hugs and support, and is one of life’s greatest blessings to cherish always. Family is not only defined by bloodline or last name, but it’s having a strong commitment and love for each other. It simply means showing up when the family needs help the most. Moreover, it means having unconditional love when you struggle to like each other. Ultimately, family means being in the moment with each other during both difficult and successful situations and not giving up on family. A great analogy about family is a quote that states, “family is like branches on a tree, we all grow in different direction, yet our roots remain as one.” These descriptions of family describe my family of origin, and I look forward to learning more about my family through the different family systems theories.