There were many ideas for stories that popped into my head, which I felt needed to be addressed. Personal experiences became utmost important for me to share to help bring awareness to a cause and also allow people to have a voice. I wanted to tell a story not to make people sad, but to show how one moment can change a family’s life forever. I want to show how one day you can be living an ordinary life, and the next day that same life is turned upside down in an instant. I also wanted to tell this story to bring awareness to a disease that most people do not know can affect young children.…
I’m the product of my beautiful and rich heritage. And just like my grandma, I’m a confident, strong-willed, and college bound young lady ready to define my place in this world. I will be the bright light traversing the halls of academia in pursuit of knowledge to compliment who I am and more importantly, redefine societal labels including my…
From abusive parenting to having to rely on my older brother and sister to take care of me is how I spent the first 13 years of my life. After I turned 13 things started going well for the first time. The journey sure was not over, but I was that much closer to being where I wanted to be. How I overcame the hard times of my childhood I will never know; but what I do know is that I persevered and finally ended up at my purpose in life.…
Naturall, I was faced with struggles similar to many children, but some were unique in their own ways. Allot my frankness, but these experiences did not break me, instead they shaped me into the person I am today and will forever be the building blocks of my growth. Accidents happen all the time, but some accidents can affect you in ways that you couldn’t foresee. When I was five I was mauled by a dog. This event caused me to miss almost all of my kindergarten year, I was behind on my academics, my reading level was not where it should be in order for me to move on to the first grade, and as a…
Throughout my short life, I have experienced my fair share of problems, but I have not allowed my issues to define me. I had to learn these valuable lessons by overcoming adversity, and I'm glad it happened at a young age because it made me a stronger person. I have gained a positive outlook on life, no matter the situation. It has taught me that my mother is not the bad guy in my story. It is clear that she is my hero.…
I was just a fourteen-year-old kid dealing with the pressures of being influenced to become a drug dealer, being mistreated by my great-uncle, an unsupportive mother, and enduring through the day to day crime that happened in the streets of New Orleans. Ultimately, I learned how to survive on my own at an early age. Yeah, I’ve had a hard life but, let me explain how I have overcame those challenges. A little…
I Remember I remember thinking I wouldn’t do anything in life Some people echoed the same thoughts about me but it is amazing what I have come to in my life A college student at USC and a future engineer I had no model growing up that pushed me from Las Vegas coming from poverty and a broken home Is this really even me?…
I may only be 18 years old, but I must admit that I've gone through a lot in my life. In all honesty, I'm thankful for all the struggles I've endured. I was given these obstacles because I am capable of overcoming them, one way or another. One obstacle I faced growing up was bullying. I never knew how to stick up for myself.…
Now looking back at age seven and forty, I know that every person has an amazing story filled with tears – filled with joy – filled with anger – filled with boredom and filled with passion... Let your story be told, if you will not tell it who will? The best is the now-story and this is the story in the making so enjoy every minute of your life Speak words of prophecy and blessing over your future life story. Some stories are better because the storyteller has completed the art of storytelling and tell it with genuine emotion of the heart, other stories are just so horrifying and the fact that a person survived through it all is a miracle – a good story inspires the listener.…
Many obstacles have matured me throughout my life. Just in the past year I have had numerous setbacks and hardships. These things have caused me some real trouble. Anyone who knew me last year knows that I dropped pretty low. The worst thing I have ever been through was last year when I had an abundance of depression problems.…
Everyone struggles with certain things all through their lives and everyone handles their struggles differently. Some run away from their problems; others face them head on. I’ve faced many obstacles and struggles in my lifetime. Some were easy to defeat but I’m still learning how to handle others. . I was always the loud kid.…
My life has been a series of obstacles from around the time I turned eleven. It all started with the transition into middle school and I didn't handle it well at all. I loved elementary school and my friends and teachers that were there. The problem was that my school district enforced neighborhood schooling for the following school year.…
My story is about how I graduated from elementary school and went to middle school. Me and my friends were trying to go to the same middle school, but I wasn’t sure which one I would be going to so I didn’t know if I was going to be with my friends from elementary. So I moved over the summer. Then I figured out I was going to derby north.…
The Hardships of My Life I haven’t had an easy life. Most kids my age have problems with not starting on their sports team or struggling with their schoolwork. My problems consisted of deep depression, extreme social anxiety, dropping out of school, and not having any friends. I wouldn’t wish the troubles I’ve endured on my worst enemy.…
I'm writing this, not to make people feel bad for me, but to simply tell my story. To help me heal, to share my story. To show that I do struggle everyday. I am not perfect like I try to show people. On this day two years ago I was able to go on the most amazing mission trip to Kenya!…