2002 in film

As humans, how often do we recognize the true meaning of things? It seems like everyone is always rushing around, trying to get this or that done. We tend to miss the good things in life while we are absorbed in the bad. Throughout my life, I’ve always had a quiet side to me, I used to just watch and listen, and sometimes I would rarely speak. My grandma would quite often tell me that I needed to speak up more. She would say that I need to try to make a difference in the world I live in; she…

Over the past year, I have had a battle for independence within myself and with my father. I have gone to church almost every Sunday ever since I was born. I remember it being my parents’ choice when I was younger forcing me to go, and I remember it be my choice about a few years ago when I had friends there and I would have fun. I never did go out of fear of God or the Devil, it was always a social experience. Since most of my friends were older, they all started to go off to college and I…

I lived in a small, slow and steady town called Bowral. I consider myself to be a part of a typical well-structured family type. I lived with my two loving parents and a younger sister, Mia who I adored. It was in May 2012 when my innocence was lost and I was introduced into the harsh realities of the world. It was the day my dad told me that he had been diagnosed with cancer. It was from this moment forward that I would experience pain that I had never felt before. I was only 15 at the time, I…

I look down from above and see myself seated in front of a stage. “Angelica Castanon!” I hear someone call. I see as I walk up the stairs and get onto the platform. My mind meld with my body and suddenly I’m on the stage. I look out at the lights, blinding me for a split second and suddenly I feel like I’m crashing down with insecurity and fear for my unknown future. What if I’m unprepared for college and get too stressed and fail all my classes and I’m not able to get back up on my feet? Then I…

“She won’t answer, she just keeps saying that we have to go…” She tilted her head to the side again. “She does say that she’s sorry for knocking you down though, but she was afraid that I was in danger when you surrounded us with the wind.” “Ted wasn’t the one to knock us over?” She had been positive that it had been him. “No, she’s saying that it was her. She’s also saying that she doesn’t think Ted is here but she still wants me to leave just in case. Her job is to keep me safe and she says…

The View Of Others Strengths I asked three of my closest family members to gibe me their honest opinions of the strengths that I possess. My aunt Julie, my uncle rusty and my cousin Ethan have been there for me through thick and thin. If I need some guidance I have always found solace in them they are never afraid to guide me, steer me back on the straight and narrow or just listen to me when I need to talk. My aunt feels one of my biggest strengths is the fact I am good with…

In the book, On Fire, John O’Leary is always encouraging us to “take off our mask” and really get to know each other. In my, My Journey paper, I could have dived deeper and “taken off my mask” in it to let people know what has really happened in my life. It has always been a hard topic to talk about, but as I have gotten older it has become easier to open up about. John O’Leary made it clear in On Fire by saying, “It’s time to embrace your story and to celebrate the amazing miracle of your life”…

The Beginning of a New Me It was the 2nd semester of 11th grade when I realized what kind of an irresponsible immature I was. I was an ungrateful person who didn’t care about no one else but herself. School was not important not at all. I rarely attended to any of my classes it was boring in my opinion. I was lazy never did my homework if I did attend to class it was always late. I was never home I was always with my “friends”. I never listened to my mom I was just a rebelled teenager who…

I come from a fairly large family, I have family in most places. Growing up I realized that the adults in my family all believed the same thing. As a young child I thought that the reason they all believed it was because it was right. When a large group of people, especially your family, believe something is right or wrong, then in your young mind they must be the right thing to believe. We never expect for our family to be wrong. But I quickly learned that it wasn 't that they were right or…

Growing up people use to always tell me, "be careful of the company you keep." Being that I was so young at the time, I didn 't quite understand what that meant. As time passed and I got a little older, I began to understand a little more and became aware of who I hung around. I was nice to everyone, including people I didn 't know but sometimes that 's not a good thing. I 've learned that you can 't allow everybody to come into your home, even if you’re related. It all started when I decided…