Bekah's Journey Of Personal Growth Essay

Bekah’s Journey of Personal Growth Four months after I was born, my family went to the animal shelter and met a beautiful, quiet mutt. She was young, but fully housetrained. Her coat a brilliant red, her body short and oblong. She looked much like a hot dog with four legs. I grew up my entire life with her. We helped each other survive out individual hardships. For instance, when I came home from school in a near panic attack state, she would never leave my side. Or, when she had to have her deformed leg amputated, I made sure to keep her comfortable and safe. She was my mute best friend for the first thirteen years of my life. When she suddenly died two and a half years ago, I had a long and hardy struggle accepting her absence. Her untimely death kickstarted the hardest transition of my young lifetime. For nearly a year, I fell into a diagnosed depression. No longer could she be there for me. I had lost my rock, and …show more content…
The idea was not to replace her, but to add on to her legacy. To finish learning how to train dogs using a new subject. She was going to be my muse. Now all I had to do was to convince my parents that it truly would be beneficial. To my disappointment, but fulfilling my dread, my parents were not so fond of the plan. They told me that I “wasn’t ready,” or that “the stress of a new dog would just make the situation worse.” Although I understood where they were coming from, I was not happy with their decision. So, life went on. Things did not improve and my mental health was not sublime. For many more months, no progress was made. My hopes for a new pet were always high, but not reciprocated. At least, that’s what I had thought.On November 20, 2014, my parents woke me from a deep nap. “We have a surprise,” they had said. They told me to follow