TicketsGrowing up for me was kind of challenging. I experienced a lot of death early on in life. The first death that occurred in my life was my father. He died before I was even born. Then after my father passed, it was my grandmother, then my grandfather, my aunt, my uncles and the one person that encouraged me to run track. We called him Coach P. Having my loved ones taken away from me at such a young age made me feel lost. Those were very important people who had significant roles in my life and without them, I felt like there was a lack of guidance. Sometimes I would ask God, "Why is this all happening to me? Why are you causing events in my life to make me feel depressed at times, feel down and unhappy?" Then I thought to myself maybe this is happening for a reason. Maybe this is supposed to make me stronger and be able to hurdle through all obstacles that life would throw at me as I developed.
Once I realized that this was only going to make me stronger, I evolved into a different person. This hunger and drive that I developed carried over to school, track and work. It encouraged me to be strong so that I could make my loved ones that were alive and in heaven proud. It made me push past my limits, inspire me to never take "no" for an answer and never give up. I know that all my past loved ones would want me to be happy here on earth and not dreading their absence; so that is exactly what I am going to be. Every time someone sees me, I will have a big smile on my face, full of energy, and ready to go.
Even though I lost many people, I am still thankful for the people I do presently have; such as my mom, my grandmother, my brothers, my sister and all of my close friends that have always been there for me day in and day out throughout my journey. I am thankful for all of these people that are helping me to grind harder each and every day and I will do my best to make them proud as well.
Sometimes I feel like since I have experienced all of these hardships, I could be a light for those who are going through the same things I had went through. I can show them that sometimes life can be tough, but you can conquer those things. At times, God will put you through difficult things, but never through things He knows you can't handle. So always put your faith onto Him and He will always lead you down the right path in life.
Once I realized that this was only going to make me stronger, I evolved into a different person. This hunger and drive that I developed carried over to school, track and work. It encouraged me to be strong so that I could make my loved ones that were alive and in heaven proud. It made me push past my limits, inspire me to never take "no" for an answer and never give up. I know that all my past loved ones would want me to be happy here on earth and not dreading their absence; so that is exactly what I am going to be. Every time someone sees me, I will have a big smile on my face, full of energy, and ready to go.
Even though I lost many people, I am still thankful for the people I do presently have; such as my mom, my grandmother, my brothers, my sister and all of my close friends that have always been there for me day in and day out throughout my journey. I am thankful for all of these people that are helping me to grind harder each and every day and I will do my best to make them proud as well.
Sometimes I feel like since I have experienced all of these hardships, I could be a light for those who are going through the same things I had went through. I can show them that sometimes life can be tough, but you can conquer those things. At times, God will put you through difficult things, but never through things He knows you can't handle. So always put your faith onto Him and He will always lead you down the right path in life.