College Admissions Essay: Why I Loved My Life

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For years of my life, I hated everything, except for theatre. I went through life with a negative attitude. I wanted to be isolated so that I didn’t have to worry about anything or anyone. In the theatre was the only time when I could truly be myself. I poured all of my pent-up emotions into my performances, I was the happiest on stage and although it was a wonderful release, I never gave my emotions and heart to anything else. When middle school ended, I told myself that I would be a new me; I would keep a positive attitude and enjoy life more. Starting High School, I made sure to stay positive, and so far I have been living a new, wonderful life. I have stuck with theatre, but I have also started so many new things such as joining the speech and debate team. Going into freshman year I knew that I wanted to create a positive environment to kick off my high school career. This year has been one of the best, simply because of my positive outlook. …show more content…
Because I have started to think more positively, my entire world has become better. I have made wonderful new friends, I have better relationships with old friends, and I live a happier life. This goes along with Karma, I simply put my faith into the idea that whenever I do good things, good things will come back to me. When I get stressed or worried about something, I know that the universe will pay me back; whether good or bad, I know it will be fair. This belief is prominent in Hinduism and Buddhism, Karma is how their life is weighed and it is the deciding factor in how the person will live their next

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