Personal Narrative: Hardships And Challenges In My Life

Until I walked onto the stage to take a bow, I didn’t realize that I just danced, acted and sang a solo. It took me a long time to get to that fifth grade Christmas play where I wasn’t shy anymore. Due to the fact that I wasn’t Darth Vader anymore, so I didn’t need a mask strapped onto my face to breathe at night. Asthma, respirators and surgeries were what my childhood consisted of and I would have time to, at most, socialize with my family. Years after my final surgery, my currently bubbly-self erupted from within and many of my friends never knew how I was before.

From my adversity and hardship I unveiled who I am and what I am capable of. I ventured outside my comfort zone; challenging myself to start new conversations everyday and foraging friendships faster than a tempest. I also started to express my curiosity and discovered the metamorphosing world in which I live by throwing myself into the wilderness with Outdoor Ed. Most importantly, I embraced others and helped them be happy, to stop them from feeling alienated like I did. l saw that I held the power and I hoped that I could help others see the same.

Hi iam Edgardo Flores i was born in casa grande, az not that far away from our state capital,Phoenix, Az.theres nothing better to do in a hot summer than going out with the friends to a lake and have a blast riding jet skis boats and my favorite, swimming!My activites of the day are shooting,riding horses,and my favorite one is quad riding.Thats right! ive been doing these fun exciting hobbies since i was 9 years old.pretty young huh?

As I got turned onto my back, fighting for my life, the referee’s hand slaps the mat, and my career of wrestling was over. Throughout all the times I worked out and practiced as hard as I could, my only desire for wrestling was to go to states. Knowing I had the potential, my wrestling coach used life lessons to motivate me throughout the obstacles I faced. Although I never went to states, the lessons I’ve learned from the sport apply to any desire I have in life today. Furthermore, I’ve learned that “some desire is necessary to keep life in motion” to accomplish the goals I have in life.

“Let me tell you something you already know; the world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently, if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s bout how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” That inspiring quote was announced by Rocky Balboa, Actor: Sylvester Stallone, in his movie. Rocky is a perfect example of adversity, he faced it with his boxing career.

I have two major obstacles that I have overcome in my last three years of school. My first major obstacle is being able to graduate early, I’ll be the first student at Sheyenne to graduate in three years instead of four. It took a lot of hard work and focus, but with the help that I got from my teachers, I was able to do what I needed. I did two summers of summer school, and worked really hard on completing my all my history online. My second obstacle is getting my CNA licenses. It took a very long time, because I have a lot of testing anxiety. The two years I took getting my license was worth it all in the end, because I got to learn and practice new information. During the process I did give up on myself because I couldn’t pass the test,

I have had to deal with adversity a lot in my life. Whether it be losing playing time, or not even getting a fair chance because my family isn’t involved in the program. I’ve faced adversity in more than just sports; I grew up without a dad and it’s gotten to the point where I don’t have a mom either. Although I have had to deal with many hard experiences, I believe it's made me stronger, better person.

My resilience and determination make me a viable candidate for any obstacle that I may face. I have experienced numerous hardships throughout my life. I have faced poverty, I have held my only known relative as they died, I have been molested by a neighbor 40 years older than me who swore to protect me and give me shelter. I have been abused by a mother I did not know I had until after the death of my father.Yet, I am no less than I have ever been. I understand that the difficulties I have faced have given me something. I have learned to be thankful, to persevere, to stand up, and to settle for no less than I am worth. I will face any obstacle with courage and dignity and I will let nothing bar me from bettering myself or others. I am determined

Life have many ups and down and the bad ones are mostly the ones we remember the most and learn to be better from. Some of those obstacles we face might be hard to deal with at first but once we get pass it, we'll make ourselves a more peaceful person and respect life more. In my case, I was dealing with depression during my sophomore year of high school. While classmates all around me is still enjoying being in high school and meeting new friends, I was struggling. I wasn't doing well in my world history class, I don't fell love by my own family, and I even thought if I just end my life right there, no one will actually care.

I would say distraction was one of the challenges I had to overcome to get where I am today. My friends, relationships, staying up late, watching television or doing something else rather than doing my work, would always back track me even if I thought “I’ll be okay” and just catch back up; it’s not that easy. I use to focus so much on other people in my life, I’d forget about myself and what’s best for me. When I was in the middle school, I would get so distracted by my cell phone, my mom would have a restriction on it so that I couldn’t send or receive text within school hours. Nevertheless, I didn’t understand, but now I see where it could hurt my grades.

Level 3 was honestly the hardest level for me. I had many obstacles with myself and my family. In this petition, I want to explain why I am ready for level four.

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One of the biggest obstacles that I have struggled with for the majority of my teenage years has been staying healthy, both emotionally and physically. In school, I struggled with saying no to new opportunities when my plate was likely already too full to begin with, which would lead to stress, exhaustion, and eventually emotional instability. I spent the vast majority of the rest of my time completing homework or working at a local diner, leaving myself with virtually no time for self-reflection, exercise, or to prepare healthy meals. During my first year at the University of South Carolina, my goal is to be healthy, in every aspect of the word. To accomplish this, which doesn’t happen overnight, I am going to create a schedule for my week

An everyday thing that I struggle with is communicating with people about how I feel about something. Communication with people has never been easy for me. I have always been afraid to tell people how I feel because I am afraid that they will judge me. A lot of people think it is foolish of me to be afraid of communicating.

The biggest thing i overcame is was my 6th grade teacher she was my biggest challenge.the first thing she was disrespectful to me.She was also would get in my face and violate my personal space and make me feel uncomfortable. She would also would attack my integrity and she say all would are lies and then made me feel sad. she would just be straight mean but only to me. No one else she would make exceptions for some students.Those are are some of the reasons i made this how i overcame it was. Khan Academy it was that because she didn't teach me much her teaching style wasn't very good for me she. i would have my step brother help me with my homework.I also would use my resources such as the internet friends and family they were my biggest