Overcoming Obstacles

I felt like I was an independent adult because I was responsible for myself. However, like Morrie’s aphorism said, there are also times that I feel like a dependent child. When it comes to making breakfast at a decent time when I’m home alone, I feel like a dependent child because I couldn’t ever seem to remember about food in those instances. Without my parents, I might forget about food all together when I get swept away with watching a show or writing a

We can never truly do most things on our own, but we are forced to believe that lest we are able to, we will remain weak and dependent. The truth of the matter is, that too early and so suddenly, take the age of eighteen, many children are expected to know how to be an adult before being taught so. Immediately they must take on new responsibilities that they have never even considered being involved with before, let alone know that they were necessary. Yes, the truth of the matter is, that independence is vital, but immediate independence is harder and less realistic- one cannot learn without watching, first. Suppose on one's’ 18th birthday, they are expected to phone the clinic. Their parents are deadbeats, however, and never told the child, now adult, that it would be necessary in life. Being the lazy parents they are, they hop on the adult’s case and tell them to become more independent and kick them out of the house to find a job. There is nothing wrong with self-reliance, but the importance placed on it to the point of disgust if the contrary exists is merely disturbing. The notion that at one point in life we must all be independent and avoid others’ help is simply a barrier to learn how to do new things, nothing more, nothing

What does it mean to be independent? How do you really know what independence is until you experience it? Sixteen years ago, the last string in the web of my small world was shattered and one day I would come to realize that the course of my life would be forever changed. When I was a child I found myself living with my mother and sister. My single mother, who was now raising me, helped me realize that I had to learn to become independent.

Overcoming an Obstacle Obstacles are something that every person is faced with at some point in their life. When faced with an obstacle you really only have two options. You choose to let the problem you are facing take you down or you choose to overcome the obstacle and become a better person because of it. In my life, I can remember a time that I was faced with an obstacle that about broke me.

“ Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it” (anonymous). This quote speaks to me on many levels because of the message it displays and how some of my experience in challenging moments in my life help me grow. Most of these moment had happened during seventh grade through ninth grade and were issues that I had when my mother had just came out from rehab from being a drug abuser.

Facing obstacles is very hard to overcome It might seem impossible, but there are people who have overcome some of the most difficult challenges ever. A great amount of people have gone through similar things but end up with a different response every time. They overcome these obstacles by keeping a positive attitude, facing their problem, and accept who they are. First, overcoming adversity needs lots of patience, so keeping a good attitude is important. A young female named Aimee Mullin shows the importance of containing a positive attitude.

Life is made up of continuous works in progress. Although I feel I have accomplished many things, being independent has not been of them. Up to a year ago, I have always depended on someone else to make decisions and take care of the “adult” things for me.

The process of being independent has taught me many ideas about life and myself. For

Although some believe those who are independent are more likely to be smarter, but this however is a fallacy. Many people who are reliant on others may have others to do the work for them and take credit for it, or they might just not do the assignment. Besides being lazy they might argue over things that are silly, or don’t even pertain to the situation at hand. Independence is a valuable life lesson that should be taught to all children at a young age to ensure that they are ready for living on their own in the real

When I look at my mom I see a person that is very independent. After learning about my moms past it is evedent that independecy was a reoccuring thing throught her life. She has always worked hard for the things she wanted or even needed. And did not depend on others to get those things. If she found that she needed something she would stop and figure out how she was going to get it and what she needed to do for that to happen. This could be with almost anything such as, school, work, clothes, etc.

I depend on myself to keep me occupied. I can’t depend on someone to think of what to do, or where to

At a young age, children automatically depend on their parents. When they are babies and toddlers, they cannot do the things to maintain themselves. When a child or teen is spoiled, they rely on their parents to help them out whenever they are in need. There are cases in which the parent loves the idea that the child needs them, and doesn’t give the child any type of responsibility. They do everything that the child asks or wants them to do just to keep them happy. This can lead to unmotivated children, since they know that their parents will do it themselves. Parents give their children a little money here and there, so now they believe that they do not need to work for it. In depend people, they cannot do anything on their own; they always require someone else to be there. Researchers Connie Dawson and David J. Bredehoft cite a study showing that young college students who were spoiled as children, tended to believe that being alone makes

have self- reliance to become independently able to make a better life for themselves and their

Day by day I strive to be more independent, and I want to become my own person without showing when things get tough or if i’m upset. Though, when I truly need it most, i’ll reluctantly fall into the arms of what I love. As I grew up I was told to not rely on others and that I would someday learn to become a strong and independent young woman. The older I grew, the harder I attempted to do just that. Simple things such as choosing what to wear in the morning or willingly doing my nightly homework helped point me towards the right direction. Now I am tasked with chores, have applied for jobs, and I’m allowed to be free with my own decisions with knowing the consequences. Moreover, there are the consequences of my decisions or maybe It’s just been a bad day. Coming home from a hard day at school when I’ve totally bombed my unit business test with a 65%, or my favorite tan shirt tore in the wash that morning, I

In the novel Robinson Crusoe, a young man desires to be independent and self-reliant by going out to sea without consent from his parents. Along the way, he has many challenges like being taken prisoner in Sallee and having to escape an island. In today's society, many people have to become self-reliant when their parents no longer support them. They will go through many hardships like not having enough money to buy food or pay rent, but they will have to be independent and find a way to make it through.