The Most Important In Life In My Life

Robert Frost once said, “in three words I can sum up everything I have learned about life: It goes on” (Frost). I learned this the hard way. At the age of 10 my life was impacted in the worst way possible. My brother Tim was diagnosed with leukemia for the second time in his young life. This crushed my family as Tim was just full of life and wanted to be a regular child. The problem was that he was not living a normal life for a 13-year-old. Tim would spend countless nights in the Cleveland Clinic receiving chemo-therapy. He went bald and could not even use the bathroom by himself. Weakness struck my brother and I was there to witness all of it. No one should ever have to witness what I saw and I pray that no one ever has to go through what Tim did. Seeing the life being taken from his grip hurt me the most. My life will forever be impacted on March 19th, 2008. That night, Tim lost his life to cancer and devastation destroyed my family and the community. I learned at that moment that life is full of obstacles and the strong will persevere. I

Losing my mother, the most important person to me , was a life changing event that altered the way I see the world. Knowing that she is in a better place and at peace is everything I could've wanted for my mother. As me and my siblings grow older we miss her more every day. I have learned never to take someone for granted because we aren't promised forever with them. We have to make the most of who and what we

As quoted by Peter Diamandis “Nothing is more precious than life... especially the life of your child.” This quote means a lot to me due to the fact that the most important part of my life is my kids. My first daughter was born in 2005 her name is Tabitha then fifteen months later my son was born his name was Dakota. And my last daughter was born in October 2013 and her name is Emma. With a lot of help from my wife, every time that I became a father, I realized I was living the most important moment of my life.

Numerous events and people throughout my life have enlightened me, challenged me and prepared me for my role in life. Some of these events are my cleft palate surgery and the recovery process, along with the therapy for the cleft and the motivation from others in the assistance through those rough times to push me to be better and able to speak to be be understood. The cleft palate is, usually, a birth defect found at birth. Unfortunately, mine was found later in life, at the age of five. Hardships in my life I have experienced are the passing of loved ones and the interchanging of friends. Nevertheless, friends and family came through in the end by encouraging me through tough times “Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.” - John F. Kennedy.

In fifth grade I found out my mom had breast cancer. I didn’t fully understand what it meant at the time, but as I got older I understood the severity of the situation my mother had to face. Eight surgeries and seven years later she is cancer free but still faces severe nerve damage and lots of doctors appointments and physical therapy. This put strains on me to take care of her and to do everything in my power to make her day easier by having one less thing to worry about: me. This was, and continues to be my driving force and motivation in school, my extra curriculars, and every day life choices.

Most people have impacted my life, but one person particularly has impacted my life greatly. My granddad was the person that has impacted my life ever since I was born. Even though my grandpa has been dead for 10 years going on 11 he still impacts my life daily. Since we had a close relationship I always knew when he is around even though he is gone. He would have inspired me in ways that most people never didn’t. I miss him plenty, but luckily his spirit is still with us no matter what happens.

A few years back, life threw a curve ball at my family. My mom had been diagnosed with cancer. Skin cancer to be more exact. She was diagnosed with Melanoma which is the only skin cancer that is deadly. This experience taught me to always help others and when one faces a challenge, never back down.

His bravery and positive attitude gave me a new perspective on life. His final surgery, we were told that his spine was slowly dissolving, so they would try to replace most of it with artificial parts. Every time I feel like the pressure of life is weighing down a little too hard and I feel like giving up, I think of that little boy laying there in so much pain, telling me that he knows everything will work out the way it is supposed to. For such a young child, he influenced me to be grateful for every day I am given. Life can be taken away just as easily as it can be given.

The greatest adversity that has made the biggest impact on my life was the passing of my mom. She passed away from cancer when I was nine. Losing her was the worst feeling that I ever had to endure. I was thankful that I had a family who cared for me and my younger brother, who was only three at the time. It took some time for me to understand that my mom couldn't come back, but that she no longer had to suffer with the pain. So after learning to cope with her no longer being here with me, I promised to always do my best to make her proud. Even though I had my family, I felt like I had to grow up and be strong for my brother. I felt that he needed me more than anybody. I had to learn that it was okay not to be strong like I thought I should

My father was going through a very tough time fending for two families, but he didn’t have to, he simply could of not been there for me or my brothers and mom. Instead, he worked hard kept up with the child support and gave us extra. That impacted by making him a work harder to achieve greatness and to him nothing is impossible.

An accident last year changed my attitude towards life . That accident had a great impact on me , it taught me to treasure what i have and to treasure those people around me more . Although the accident was not life threatening , it was still the scariest thing i had ever been through in life . It was an accident that no one would have expected and wanted it to happen .

One of the most difficult times for my life had to have been moving from Georgia to Texas as a kid. I had been attending school in Georgia since Fourth grade and left that year during spring break. At first I was so excited to see a different part of the world and the US to see how others interact or see the landscape change. But one thing I wasn’t expecting to happen because I was too young to understand was that with change comes difficult times, Change isn’t always good. I was not ready for what was to come in my life and for my families lives also.

When I reflect on what matters the most to me I begin to look at what gives me a sense of purpose. Family, country, and believing in myself is what gives me that purpose and is what matters to me. I feel these characteristics are in the make-up of my DNA and what drives me day to day. If I were to pass away tomorrow, I feel in retrospect that I would not have any regrets because I live everyday with the mantra of family first, country second, and believing in myself.

For example, my grandfather Jerry was a doctor and my Great Aunt Margaret and Pat were nurses. Anytime I was sick, my mom would always call her dad up and talk to him rather than rushing me to a doctor. When I was in the 7th grade, it was one of the hardest times of my life, Jerry was suffering from heart attacks and fluid in his lungs. I had never been exposed to the feeling of loss until he passed away. Losing one of my role models and someone that I cared deeply about made me a stronger person. Since his passing, I have seen more and more of my aunts and uncles than I had before, and growing strong relationships with all of them.

At this time I had something great in my life occur, surprisingly. One day when I was sitting at our home in the kitchen, I started to think about marriage. I felt that I was about the right age to become married. My grandparents were siblings and married, while my parents were siblings and married. I felt then that it might be a good idea to get married then to one of my sisters. The reason this happened was because it made the land stay in our family’s ownership. Both of my sisters were definitely beautiful. Atet was very bossy at times, though. She could also be very mean.