Personal Narrative-Value Of My Life

It was a day in the middle of October when it hit me. At the time, I thought it was something sudden that I never felt before. Looking back now, I realize that it was in me for much longer than I recognized. Although I may regret the way it happened, I do not regret the results of it. That day changed not only the course of my life but my self-value as well. I would not be where I am today if it didn’t happen and I could not be more grateful. I was stirred from my sleep by the blaring alarm on my phone and rolled over to swipe the screen to turn the sound off. I sleepily rolled out of the bed and went through the motions of my morning routine. I showered, got dressed, grabbed my book bag and a cup of coffee, and I was out the door. As I was heading to my 8 A.M. theatre class, I put in my headphones to listen to some music and began thinking about how I got to this point in my life. I remember when I received my acceptance package from ODU. I came home early because I did not have to work that day and arrived at my house just as the mailman did. He handed me all the mail and I froze as I saw the white envelope with ODU stamped on the front. I was nervous, excited and scared all at once. I ran into the house, dropped all the other mail on the kitchen table and dashed …show more content…
I decided I wanted to be a veterinarian during my freshman year of high school, and being accepted to ODU’s Biology program was the first step to achieving that goal. My heart began racing, my ears were filled with sound of rushing blood and a sweat started to break out over my forehead. With shaky hands I slowly began to tear through the top of the envelope. I poured out the contents on to my bed, picked up the sheet on top and read, “Congratulations, you have been accepted.”. Instantly, I felt the rush of relief, happiness and excitement course through my body. There it was, the acceptance to my dreams that put a permanent feeling of hope in my heart until