Those little things can take away all the stress and pain you may feel at that moment; if only for a brief second. Lastly to be a good person. Regardless of how hateful the world may be around you. Help when you can, be kind to people, and be charitable.
Besides my parents there were many other individuals who had a great influence on me as a child. As they say; “it takes a tribe to raise a child”. Patrick is one of those people. Patrick is my uncle, my godfather and an amazing artist. Since I was a child he was always encouraging me and lifting my self-esteem. He not only helped sparked my creative side, but helped me to continue to work on it and get me to where I am today. Secondly is my 8th grade best friend; Merrily. I was a very shy adolescent. When she …show more content…
Mine however are not too extravagant. I have short term goals, and long term goals. My short term goals are to be healthy, get a job, find my own place and get a car. My long term goals are bit more time consuming. These long term goals include: finishing school, finding career, living somewhere I love, and being happy. For the short term goals media plays a big role as far as me pushing to be healthy. I am overweight and strive to have a better body. Media is everywhere and constantly shoving pictures down my throat of girls with “perfect bodies”. Unrealistic bodies that I will never acquire but feel the need to strive for. As far as the rest of my short term goals my family and peers play a big role; I am almost imitating them. The job, the car, and then the picket fence. For my short term goals I believe there are many influences. My family and my school played a big role into encouraging me to finish college, and college has encouraged me to get a job. Living somewhere I love come from my aunt showing me the photographs of all these beautiful places, igniting my need to live somewhere absolutely magnificent. And lastly my “be happy” goal; which is influenced
Besides my parents there were many other individuals who had a great influence on me as a child. As they say; “it takes a tribe to raise a child”. Patrick is one of those people. Patrick is my uncle, my godfather and an amazing artist. Since I was a child he was always encouraging me and lifting my self-esteem. He not only helped sparked my creative side, but helped me to continue to work on it and get me to where I am today. Secondly is my 8th grade best friend; Merrily. I was a very shy adolescent. When she …show more content…
Mine however are not too extravagant. I have short term goals, and long term goals. My short term goals are to be healthy, get a job, find my own place and get a car. My long term goals are bit more time consuming. These long term goals include: finishing school, finding career, living somewhere I love, and being happy. For the short term goals media plays a big role as far as me pushing to be healthy. I am overweight and strive to have a better body. Media is everywhere and constantly shoving pictures down my throat of girls with “perfect bodies”. Unrealistic bodies that I will never acquire but feel the need to strive for. As far as the rest of my short term goals my family and peers play a big role; I am almost imitating them. The job, the car, and then the picket fence. For my short term goals I believe there are many influences. My family and my school played a big role into encouraging me to finish college, and college has encouraged me to get a job. Living somewhere I love come from my aunt showing me the photographs of all these beautiful places, igniting my need to live somewhere absolutely magnificent. And lastly my “be happy” goal; which is influenced