What Made Me Who I Am Today

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As a 16 years old girl, I’ve overcome many experiences, realizations and obstacles that made me who I am today. I think most of us have to overcome some difficulties to make us more confident and to learn more about ourselves. As Eckhart Tolle says “You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level”.

When I was 5 years old, I wanted to become a Flight Attendant because they work and travel everywhere at the same time but then I realized I don’t want to be away from my family, that’s when I started to learn the importance of family. But when I got 8 years old, my perspectives changed because of family issues. I dreamt to become a doctor, not because it’s a professional job

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