College Admissions Essay: How I Choose To Live Myself

What you do and how you choose to live your life shines a bright light on who you are as a person, an individual. It is your identity. A lot of the time growing up can be stressful, especially when you are in high school and you are caught up in the commotion of every day teenage life. Figuring out your aspirations and setting priorities is all part of this ginormous world we live in where society plays a key factor in the decisions we make for ourselves. In high school I had friends, hobbies; I joined in sports and clubs but, in doing all of these things I never had the chance to stop and think about what I wanted to do with myself and what I wanted my life to mean. Obviously we all have dreams we want to pursue, it is just a matter of making them happen. Although I was involved in an abundance of extra-curriculars something was missing. I needed an activity that was beneficial to something other than my own personal gain. I knew that my life had to have a purpose but it is sometimes too soon to tell the path you are taking. After all, I was only 16. Despite my age, I was determined. I had been inspired by my, now, favorite quote from the philosopher William James, “Act as if what you do matters. It …show more content…
Being the curious person that I am, I did some research. I was a little reluctant at first because of the name of this place but when I pulled up their website the first thing I saw were people riding horses! Automatically I became more intrigued thinking this could really be it, my chance to do something for someone else. Reading on I realized this was not just any old barn when I scrolled past the volunteer section. Volunteer for what? Little did I know, at the time, this would be the place where I would spend the next two years of my life and counting. It is called Pegasus; Pegasus Therapeutic Riding