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There are many moments in life that I look back upon and I don't realize their significance until later. When I hurt my shoulder last year pitching and was referred to physical therapy, I was not looking forward to waking up an extra hour earlier to go to a place that I had been to five years before. When I was nine years old I was diagnosed with a collapsed vertebra in my neck that turned out to be a rare form of cancer called Histiocytosis. I had to wear a cervical collar for a year and the…

Once upon a time the Red Baron was my greatest enemy. Snoopy, my wingman sat atop his war bird of a three foot dog house and together he and I could accomplish anything we put our minds too. Where a simple “theres a snake in my boot” or a “to infinity and beyond” could not help but produce an innocent smile or giggle. Anything our imaginations could think of could be assembled with the sea of lego bricks found scattered across my own childhood room. A time full of breathtaking innocence that…

instead of shying away from opportunities I came upon. I want to be able to proudly look back on moments where, perhaps, I could have been deceptive or gotten away with something, but I instead maintained my integrity. I hope to be able to remember a time where a stranger needed help and I did not stand by watching passively or walk past quickly but instead came to their aid. I hope at some point I come face to face with a problem I have no idea how to solve, and instead of giving up or…

love the adrenaline rush when I’m running out of time to finish something, resulting in the need to drive and push myself to the limit to finish something. The deadline-driven environment allows me to thrive and I enjoy the sense of satisfaction I get when I realize I have pulled off another job well done. The necessity of procrastination is an idea that some people tend to disregard, because procrastination tends to be associated with…

The old saying “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” is so true here. Success can be as simple as being a better person, some who gives up their free time to make a positive impact to the people around you. Success can also take the form of being rich and successful in the public eye. As for me, success looks a little different. When I envision a successful person I see my father and my mother. My dad…

To take it day-to-day and enjoying what little time we have on this beautiful earth. So I plan for tomorrow as if I was immortal and make the most of each minute I 'm given because knowing i gave it my best allows me to hold my head a little higher everyday. “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom”-Aristotle. For years I tackled the ideas of right and wrong and always treading on the past about what could have been. when…

safe house, Marcus is shot nine times. As the unidentified shooter points the gun to Marcus' head and pulls the trigger, the film flashes back to his childhood. Marcus is a quiet young boy who adores his loving mother, and the two live a relatively comfortable life on her drug-dealing income. She often has to leave him with his grandparents while she conducts business. She is murdered in an apparent drug deal gone wrong. Forced to live with his grandparents full-time, they themselves also having…

children (child), to go back to school, ect. The future is not predetermined or predictable (feelings do not predict the future). The future is manifested by the experiences we have and the choices we make. Values, to me, bring the wavelength piece in full circle, taking the wants, need and desires and applying them to real life. What makes the relationship meaningful? Where to travel and for how long? Do we share a house or have our own? How will the child be raised? Religion/community and how…

achieve to the highest of my potential and perform to the best of my ability. In the future, it will be important to learn to trade some of my future orientation for the goals of others and for my own present happiness. I will have to trade off my time and my energy in order to help others, which is something I am willing and find pleasure in doing. In addition, sometimes I get so caught up in my goals so that I do not necessarily enjoy the present. Although this is a large part of who I am, I…

Athletes are getting brain disrupting injuries everyday and we are doing nothing to stop it. Student athletes should be required to sit out for one full year after two concussions in a six month period. The reason for this resting period is because athletes with injuries to the brain have been found to have brain disruptions up to ten years later and sometimes be diagnosed with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, also known as CTE. With all of the research being done about this topic, the number…