Shriner's Definition of Thriving in The Thriving Quotient

only make my mother proud, but I also want to make myself proud because I know that I can guarantee myself a stable life setting when I graduate from a university. My sole purpose of attending college is to ensure that I can survive in the real world as a working class member, and know that I can achieve.

it passes over(Brown, 116).” Food is essential in every day life, and it is very difficult

And maybe, at least how I became a vegan. It is something we find when we're lazy. Like when we are at the table, flipping through photos on Instagram. Or at a computer endlessly watching youtube.

My earliest memory of food is lentils and rice cooked in a pressure cooker. Lentils were cooked at least three days a week. Other days we had different vegetable curries, curd and more rice. This was what I took to school as my lunch every day. As I grew older and started caring more about my social life and people around me, I started noticing what my classmates brought for lunch from their homes. I started understanding how food reflected different cultures and communities. One day, in our

In the near future, I expect to gain many important aspects from my college education. The first and most important thing I hope to gain from this experience is independence. In my opinion, having a successful career of your own is one of the best things you can accomplish. The best matter to never have to worry about, is depending on other people. You never know what will happen to you in the future. You always want something to fall back on something and a college diploma is the perfect answer. The last component that I hope to gain from college is a great life experience that I will never forget. This is only my first semester as a freshman, but I can already predict that college is going to give me all of these gifts.

I have a passion and love for working with people and help them to become healthy and create a sense to make this world better in all aspects. The determination I have gained will help me never give up and always give my best when dealing with work and challenges that I will face during my path in college. But I know that God, my family and my passion to be a philanthropist will give me hope and motivation to fulfill my

During Christmas vacation, three weeks before my 4th birthday, I began eating more; more than I had and more than I should. I was always hungry, extremely hungry. Hungry, thirsty and tired, painfully dragging myself to and from day to day activities. I gorged myself with food, yet my pants became looser, arms thinner and stomach flatter. The world swirled around me; I couldn’t stand without stumbling. On December 23, 2001, I entered the hospital kicking and screaming, tired and alone. Since that day, I haven’t seen food the same way.

Ultimately, my dedication and drive toward earning a dual degree in college will guide me toward my life goals. First, I plan on finding a job as a marketing analyst or chemist. This will allow me to earn a stable salary, in which will enable me to help my mother support my younger siblings.

Once the meal has been prepared, sit down at the adjacent dining room table and enjoy everyone's company. Later, step outside to witness breathtaking stargazing, and if you’re lucky, perhaps a shooting

I felt hunger begin to move itself through my body. “I should’ve eaten first.” I told myself. However, I did not and that was my own mistake.It couldn’t be that much longer before they left.

As I look at things now, I can see myself graduating from collage.With hard work and dedication

Then I decided to learn to cook: all it took was remember and revisiting my childhood’s memory. Every time, I wanted to prepare Mange, (mash plantains) with Salami. I would imagine how she would cook it. I saw myself in the kitchen helping her and video recording every single step of the process. Then in a hot and small kitchen in a New Yok Apartment, there I was making my first meal. I have to be honest, those first ones, were not- edible. They were disgusting they could not even have been swallowed down the throat.

Having at least one meal a day together can have a large impact. Such as with manners, not only at the table but social cues. As how to share or pass food with others. When having meals together there is also a better chance of healthier foods, rather than unhealthier food choices. “Studies show that the more often families eat together, the less likely kids are to smoke, drink, do drugs, get depressed, develop eating disorders, and consider suicide and the more likely they are to do well in school, delay having sex, eat their vegetables, learn big words, and know which fork to use”(Gibbs 212).

This experience has especially influenced me in my thoughts on food insecurity and those that are affected by it. Someone that may be very food secure today could find themselves on the opposite end of the spectrum just weeks later. Nothing like this can really be planned for, you just have to be more prepared than you think. Moving forward I would like to raise awareness about this; about the different ways/reasons that someone could find themselves to be considered food

Back then , I am deficient in both negative and positive freedom. My parents impose my schedule and the rules I must live by. My possible choices are constrained, and my beliefs and goals usually comes from my parents. I also lack self-mastery. I have poor impulse-control and afraid of a good many things.