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Living in a small town is an enjoyable, yet bittersweet experience. I grew up in Winnemucca, one of the smallest towns in Northern Nevada. The town is unknown to the majority of people who reside out of its state. I can certainly say that my hometown has been influential on my upbringing. However, my family has played and continues to influence me as a person. Though small, Winnemucca and my family has undoubtedly had a huge impact on my growth and has made me into the person I am today. My family

life literally got turned upside-down; I was in a car accident. As traumatic as the accident was it changed my outlook on life in a positive way, however, I wish it did not have to come down to that in order for me to figure things out. It made me realize how things could change in an instant and that all those things you never thought could happen to you actually can. But I also realized how much I love life. Life and all the good and bad things in it are a gift that we should not take for granted

When you’re not paying close attention to all of the good things that can happen to you throughout the day, you don’t really notice how many small things there are that can have a positive effect. Small things on their own aren’t much, but when you start to add them up they can become something huge. For instance, playing fetch with my Labrador Buddy, or giving in to that craving of chocolate and enjoying every bite are very small things in the grand scheme of things, but take either out of my life

“Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the End.” - John Lennon The Quote above says that everything will be fine at the right time or when someone has been fulfil his goals in life. Like stories in the books or movies it only end when the character resolve all the problems his been facing all the time. But when the story add another problem it means that the story is not yet been done and should be continue until it find its way to be done. It also means like whatever happens

self-assessment for the reason that I can critically reflect on my life this far and realize all I have went through and all of my achievements. People rarely have the chance to reflect on their whole life and I believe this would be a great opportunity to reflect. As I was reading through the portfolio’s it was mentioned a few times about how reflecting on their life was enjoyable and that it made them realize things about themselves they never had before. It would also be a nice tool to use when

“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all—in which case, you fail by default.” Those words were spoken by J.K Rowling. That’s the thing. We often have this idea in our heads about being perfect all the time, and without making any mistakes. But the world doesn’t work that way. No one grows without making mistakes here and there. The way we can grow, is by learning from our mistakes. Growing is what we need to

Growing up everyone has their own experiences. These range from having your first kiss, to finding out that giraffes may not actually be real. However, no matter how life changing one of these experiences may be, the change doesn't occur overnight. Instead it’s a steady process where each single event builds on each other to make an individual who they are. With these experiences come moments of extreme highs as well as extreme lows, and while having a good day is the preference of the many, a bad

“The more often we see the things around us - even the beautiful and wonderful things - the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds - even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less.” - Joseph B. Wirthlin (American businessman) The saying “Don’t take anything for granted” has changed my world completely. This drastic change took place on December 3, 2015. This was

A crucible is a situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new. Everyone in their life has experienced or gone through a crucible that has had a great impact on how they view something. From my perspective I have experienced a crucible that changed how I viewed the simple things. My crucible was how much my mom did for me and I never noticed how blessed and thankful I am for her. My mom has so much opacity to the little things for me that

During the speech Admiral McRaven talked about the importance of having trustworthy people to help you row your boat. This can help me in the real world because I know I can’t do most things on my own. This concept teaches me to be humble and to realize that it is okay to ask for help. In the speech