2006

On November 27th, 2008, I was ecstatic and ready to have the best day ever. But little did I know, that what was about to happen would change my point of view on friends and honesty forever. When I depended on some kids I had just met, I was introduced to the hateful world of trust, lying, getting busy, and time. It was 7:00 am sharp and everyone was still asleep, quiet as a mouse. That is, everyone except me. How could I be asleep for a day like this? My birthday only comes once a year and now…

Anxiety: The Ever Tightening Spiral Laying in bed, my thoughts racing through my brain. The time is three a.m. and I cannot recall if I greeted a friend in the hallway at school. What if she thinks I am angry with her? What if she is furious at me? Therefore, the whole friend group despises me, and now I have zero friends, nor can I attend school. I could not bear to stroll the halls alone, trembling from the terror of being laughed at or gawked at. Shooting up in bed, I start breathing…

Remembering my agonizing journey to America is painful, but I will never forget it. It was a day like any other: I got up, ate breakfast, said farewell to my family, and went out hunting. Walking through the familiar, verdant forest that I knew so well, it never occurred to me that I would ever be taken away from everything that I knew and loved. I had heard of men, women, and children being dragged away and never seen again, with their families believing that they were dead. However, I…

One Ordinary Day with Bubble Gum The Next morning Mr. Johnson awoke in a terribly wonderful bad mood knowing that he was going to have a day full of ruining other peoples day with just an ordinary stick of bubble gum. As he ate breakfast his mind was actively thinking about the many possibilities that he could do, as he was pondering the day he decided to go to Central Park. On his way to the park Mr. Johnson saw a nice car and decided that he was going to have some fun with his stick of…

There are many strengths that I could describe for myself, but my three top strengths are believing in myself, adopting lifelong learning, and discovering self-motivation. I feel that believing in myself is the most important thing in life. You need the right mindset when it comes to many things that a person does in their lives. I feel if I do not encourage myself nobody else will. I live in a world where a lot people are out here for their selves and could care less how I am feeling. It takes…

Communication is very important in human civilization history and it has been developed until today so that people will know the best and efficient way to deliver messages to the audience. Generally, people used to think that speaking is the best way to communicate to other people, however for me, speaking is not the only best way to communicate to the people because we can send our ideas or message to other people by using many different ways. In this class, I was taught to have good skills of…

Integration Merging personal centered therapy and the concept of being Christ like would be what Jesus would do in response to healing mankind. While I recognize humanistic psychology focuses on behavior and PCT focuses on self, I believe having the ability to integrate both therapies from a Christian stand point would be effective. Scripture encourages us to have a “human” mindset to life by building up our neighbor. Ephesians 4:11-16 ESV states, “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the…

Success is defined as the accomplishment of a aim or purpose. I feel that there can be many different types of success. Whether its in a sporting event or simply losing a minuscule amount of weight that you have been aiming to lose, success is a very important thing. In my eyes, success in college is most important. What does success in college mean to me? Success in college means to me the ability to be able carry myself through this world with skills and knowledge that I learned here at the…

University of Central Arkansas, located in Conway, Ar. Over twenty-six thousand students attend this school, and I am one of them. As I was in my final days of high school I became anxious. I was going to be moving to a new city and would have to make new friends. I prepared myself all summer for this drastic change, and before I knew it move-in day was here! The whole ride there I was trying to think positive thoughts but there were always some what ifs in the back of my head. My cousin had…

A spiritual experience is an event or moment that defines or changes a person and is usually experienced within the context of the person’s faith or belief in something. There is no set place or time for a religious experience, it can be in public or private, some are even when the person isn’t even awake. Gini Brumble had her spiritual experience over the course of a year, Jaken Bautista’s was during an afternoon nap, and my own spanned about nine months. Each of these experiences showed us…