Personal Narrative: My Key Club's Special Education Program
“Instead of letting your hardships and failures discourage or exhaust you, let them inspire you,” the first lady Michelle Obama said. “Let them make you even hungrier to succeed." Vacancy consumes my surrounding, finding complete darkness with a slightly open door. The world halts for a moment and from there I take time to reflect, ‘How did I get here?’ and ‘Was it not at this point four years ago that I made myself the promise to regain my strength?’ Before I am able to reach a conclusion, an abrupt flicker of the lights blinds me and I’m rolled into the back of an ambulance, escorted into what would soon be an institution of hope. On November 3rd, I was admitted to Lakeview Behavioral Health Center for contemplation of suicide. On November
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Following the incident, I began to immerse myself with opportunities of service and involvement. In addition to helping myself, I wanted to be a reason for another’s joy. Every week I spent time with my school’s Special Education program in hosting events and activities to make them inclusive. Within our first year, I was able to help begin a Special Olympics for my peers to participate in. However, I was also determined to impact the community outside of my school. For a project that I led press relations with, our Key Club’s Louisiana Strong Campaign was able to acquire more than 1,225 items within a month for victims of the Louisiana flooding. My years in service have brought me to understanding the content I receive when being able to bring fulfillment to others. As well, both of these projects represented that although I am only an individual, it only takes one person to be a catalyst of relief for many.
By the following year, I began to perceive the product of my growth. As Michelle Obama mentioned, use your adversity to cultivate your fortune. That regardless of the condition, we all are capable of breaking our boundaries. Although I often reflect on the darkness that enveloped me on my hospital bed that November night, I also remember that start highlight casted on the wall that symbolized hope. With time, you can do the
Following the incident, I began to immerse myself with opportunities of service and involvement. In addition to helping myself, I wanted to be a reason for another’s joy. Every week I spent time with my school’s Special Education program in hosting events and activities to make them inclusive. Within our first year, I was able to help begin a Special Olympics for my peers to participate in. However, I was also determined to impact the community outside of my school. For a project that I led press relations with, our Key Club’s Louisiana Strong Campaign was able to acquire more than 1,225 items within a month for victims of the Louisiana flooding. My years in service have brought me to understanding the content I receive when being able to bring fulfillment to others. As well, both of these projects represented that although I am only an individual, it only takes one person to be a catalyst of relief for many.
By the following year, I began to perceive the product of my growth. As Michelle Obama mentioned, use your adversity to cultivate your fortune. That regardless of the condition, we all are capable of breaking our boundaries. Although I often reflect on the darkness that enveloped me on my hospital bed that November night, I also remember that start highlight casted on the wall that symbolized hope. With time, you can do the