Personal Narrative: My Mentor At M. S.

A mentor is more than someone who gives life lessons. A mentor is someone you can be yourself around, someone you're allowed to open up to, a non-judgemental figure. For me, this person wasn’t hard to find, it was as if she was placed in my life. A middle-aged woman with a short haircut, and a heart the size of the world, she goes by the name Monique. In 2005, she was diagnosed with M.S. (Multiple Sclerosis). Even with her M.S., she was the most uplifting person I have ever known. I like to think of her as the life of the party, a person so kind-hearted, someone who doesn’t mind doing things for others. As for me, I’m a young high school senior partially knowing her place in life, but needing extra help to figure it out, so outgoing and would do anything to see someone smile. With the help of Monique, I learned to open up my heart more for people. Monique has been around years before I was brought into the world. Although she was just my mother's friend, as time passed, and I grew up she became a really good friend of mine, inspiring me to do better and helping me become a better person.
She taught me the right things in life, also letting me make mistakes so I would learn how to deal with things alone. The moment she helped me through a tough situation, I knew at that moment Monique was my mentor. Her guidance, the encouragement that came along with everything she did. Her warm heart and encouraging words shaped me into the person I am today. There was a quote she repeated many times, sort of a motivation for me, “you can be whoever you put your mind to”. Those few words inspired me to push myself. No matter my decisions she was always by my side, helping me along the way. Her change in positions going from a mother figure to a