Personal Narrative Essay

My outside interests would be playing sports, volunteering, making crafts, and art. I am on a swim team and participate in intramural sports at school. I like being part of a team and meeting new people who have the same interests as me. Volunteering is fun and I hope to continue to do it; the feeling of knowing that I have helped people is really great. When I have free time, I love making crafts, the challenge that I get when I try to create something new is exciting. It makes me want to…

One of the most impactful quotes for me was said by Walt Disney “Why worry? If you’ve done your very best, worrying won’t make it any better.” This quote is impactful because of my anxiety disorder. This disorder has changed who I am over time. I learned to not take everything so seriously and be laid back. My anxiety disorder has changed my background by allowing me to be more calm, making me not take the little things in life for granted, and to concentrate on the big picture of life. The…

To be honest...I don’t have a vision for America. I still don’t. When this prompt came out I just kept drawing a blank on what my vision for America might be. My vision for America doesn’t really matter too much. It’s about the vision to improve America that benefits all American citizens, instead of just me. If my vision could come true, I’d make it a dictatorship and I’d be running the country...naturally. But that’s probably in my best interest and not the country’s. Many citizens are…

For the purposes of this paper, I will refer to the man that I interviewed as Pat. Pat grew up in a big family; three brothers and two sisters. Pat identified that the only concern from his family history is that his dad had coronary artery disease. His mom would make “heart healthy” meals each night, and they would rarely eat out. All his siblings, including him, were involved in sports. He assumes that this is one reason why he has eaten reasonably healthy throughout his life, and has never…

Whenever I think of leaving him, after a bad fight I get worried about my needs for inclusion, affection, and control and feel that he fulfills all these needs the best. He helps me meet the need for inclusion by involving me with his friends and his personal life. My friend circle has widened because of going out with him and getting introduced to his acquaintances. Furthermore, he tells me everything that happens in his daily life, ranging from good to bad, including the secrets and seeks my…

IT IS MY MOTHER’S FAULT Literacy has been a huge part of my life. My mom always pushed the importance of reading and writing on my sister and me. My mother has always wanted us to have high goals in life so that we would not be victims to a society that does not want us to succeed. She required us to read a chapter of Psalms, a book in the Bible, every day ever since we started reading. My mom never told us why she picked Psalms, but I assume it is because Psalms is the book of praise ad…

The Roller Coaster Ride The summer of 2017 was exhausting mentally, physically, and emotionally. Nevertheless, this past summer changed my life and my overall outlook on life. My experience was similar to Langston Hughes’ narrative “Salvation.” His emotional story explained how his outlook on God and the church changed due to one event. After he lied to his family and the congregation of the church, he felt alone and lost. One small event changed his life forever and, as for me, I can say the…

How to De-Stress I absolutely loathe the feeling of being angry, sad, overwhelmed, the list could go on. I often have to remind myself to calm down and how to be content with life, even in the most chaotic situations and events happening. Sure, it takes patience and along the way it can feel a bit challenging, but in the end, it’s all worth it because you are finally in a better state of mind. There are a few simple ways to help let go of the anxious stress that’s been attached to you. First…

I have been married to my husband for 31 years, but didn't realize until we retiled our bathroom that I didn't really know him. It seemed like a simple, life affirming act. Our home of 26 years had needed a new bathroom since the 1994 Northridge quake. Far be it from us to act in haste. No we let it settle... for 13 years. We let all possible manner of aftershocks subside. We gave it lots of thought and then found a neighbor who agreed to do the highly skilled stuff, like the "tiling" for a…

Everyone has hopes and dreams they want to strive to achieve. Whether these dreams are small ones just to get through the day or long term ones to help in the future. They are the things that help us strive to where we need to be. For me, I have had some large hopes while I have also had small hopes. Some of mine have been crushed while others have been brought to light,but my true and most dearest hope is to become a forensic anthropologist. This is my greatest dream. Now many people when…