You Are The Eclectic Boogaloo

I never realized before this class that these changes in my life were rites of passage every time that I was getting older as a person.Rites of passage have been in my life ever since I was born until now because as a child I transitioned from a fetus to a fully born baby,every single birthday that I ever had and continue to have,and even in the future when I get married or even when I die.All of my rites of passage were celebrated with a form of celebration as every birthday was celebrated with a birthday party, my graduation for both middle school and high school as I went through the ceremonies and parties afterward,and for my religious moments when I would have a celebratory mass and a celebration with gifts after each of all my events.Rites

Especially this one time I was taking archery lessons. My teacher looked at me with grieved face since I had such skinny arms and I was so tiny. Little did he know I went to the gym almost every day after school. I remember I told him I don't need to have such a light bow. A light bow was a small bow that was extremely light used for children. My instructor expected me to be absolutely terrible when testing came. He figured that since I was skinny I had no upper body strength at all. However, when testing came he observed me on every shot that's when he realized I had so much more potential and he put me in his advance program. At school, I don’t talk much about myself. I’m mostly anonymous around my peers. Many first impressions of me believe that I’m petite therefore they can down on me. However, some students have seen me at a Chicago Tenri Judo Dojo. Here we train for self-defense and martial arts. One of my peers saw me train and found out I was the main leader of the elite group. After, the word came out everyone stop looking down on me seeing me as a dainty girl. Kate was seen as a very popular and outgoing girl in high school however she was really a loner and had no friends. Connecting with me numerous people thought just because I was small I was very fragile. In all honesty, people are not always the always they seem.

~ Your career is just now beginning, and you have the potential to do great things. There will be people that will try to take you down. Be careful of those that you let into your life. Remember that you can't trust everyone that you call a friend. Listen to the signs that are presented to you.

Age seems to play a deciding role in most people’s fears, mine included. As time progresses, I normally do not care what other people think of me. I have started the belief that if I am happy, other people’s opinions should not matter. If I know I am trying my best, then that is enough for me. Though sometimes my fear takes over, I am learning to have much more control. I know my limitations and sometimes, yes, I choose to test them; but I will no longer jeopardize my well being and happiness at the expense of others anymore.

Step 3. Make a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand Him.

Not good enough, prove them wrong; to some is just six words for me it is different these are words I live by. There is a huge amount of significance to me in this memoir. So many times people have said I cannot do something or I am not good enough or they implied it. This memoir is something to live by; it is also something with meaning to me. It means whenever people are saying you are not good enough, prove them wrong make them see that you are good enough.

“Before you judge my life, my past or my character… Walk in my shoes, walk the path I have traveled, live my sorrow, my doubts, my fears, my pain and my laughter. Remember, everyone has a story. When you’ve lived my life then you can judge me.”

Let us think back to when we were young boys and girls. We get reminded of the desire to grow up and become someone important. Growing up we always had that special person who was always there for us, supporting us in everything we did. Little girls had big dreams of being super stars and being on television for everyone to see us. Little boys also had dreams of becoming doctors or engineers. Many people dream of doing something important for the rest of their life, but unfortunately not many are able to achieve their goal. There is always exceptions to this, and there was one person who achieved her goal, not caring what people said.

There are always people who like or dislike you; however, we are all gifted in different way. I am learning to appreciate each individual’s talent; at the same time, I should perform as best as I can to glory Him and for Him. Worrying whether some people would hurt me is useless as the justice is with the Lord. I am encouraged by Daniel’s faith in God, who protects us and performs miracles.

You are different in so many ways. Others hate you because of those differences. You are smarter then everyone you know except for maybe your brother and sister. You get picked on daily by other kids and even the brother you just want to love you. The adults in your life are blind to the pain you go through and seem unable or unwilling to help you. You are Ender Wiggin and some day you will be the hero of one world and the death of another.

In my everyday life I strive to be the best person that I can be, I try to be my own person, and try not to care about what anyone thinks about me. Although this is the motto I try to live by, it is not always the case. I used to do gymnastics, and once all of my friends found out the completely made me feel like I was nothing. They made fun of me day and night. As a result of this, I quit, and yet I thought these guys were my friends. I know for sure that i'm not the only person in the work that this is happened to. Take Bobby for example, he is a water boy for a college football team and as you may already know, being a water boy isn’t the best idea, especially if you are a 31 year old man water-boying for a college football team. Ever

I care a lot for how people see me. If I look bad i’ll change. If I hear rumors about me I’ll confront that person who started those rumors about me. In the past people have said that I’m a player and a slacker, and I have nothing to back that up. Now there’s new rumors flying around. Now I don’t even know what to do.These rumors are gonna be explained later.

If your life is worth doing right for you and others next to your side matters more than what people think of you – Unknown

View criticism as an advantage as opposed to a judgment. It will enable you to make acclimations to adjust your notoriety to your optimal self.

These are some experiences that have shaped my self-esteem. I do not portend to make excuses for myself; I only want to illustrate that you can let these experiences either motivate you or de-motivate you, the choice is always yours. I let these life experiences de-motivate until I came to the realization that you should not let others determine your fate or what you can achieve.