Resilience And Personal Statement

Resilience is when one is faced with a trauma, tragedy, threat, or any difficult time and is able to overcome and bounce back up from that difficult experience. Being resilient, which is one out of a number of steps to take to overcome any obstacle, is an ongoing process that takes time, commitment, and patience. It involves spending time with loved ones and helping not only them but yourself, or just getting through it by being strong.
Approximately, two years ago on March 23, 2014, I was New York City bound! When I attended Evangel Christian School, a private school, I was accepted to go on a mission trip called the Bowery Mission for ten days. The Bowery Mission has served the homeless, hungry, poor, and spiritually-lost New-Yorkers since 1879. Originally, the Bowery was a homeless shelter, but that excelled into something even greater where people who felt motivated to help the homeless people, could do so. My school was apart of that motivation.
What this brought to me was so many feelings, thoughts, experiences, and lessons.
But what I really struggled with was the health conditions I was putting myself into. For ten days, I was working on my feet, serving food, cleaning, feeding, and then when I wasn’t doing all of that, I was walking around, exploring New York City! Now, while that does not sound bad or painful at all, think about this. On your feet walking and walking for nine straight hours for eight days. My body was sore. I felt as if my body was going to start falling apart bone by bone. I cried a few times because of how much pain my body was in. But that didn’t stop me from having a good time! I just had to keep telling myself that it was for a good cause. I was doing that because it was making a difference in life and as long as I kept that thought and motivation on my mind, I knew I was going to make it through the week. I never gave up, I never quit believing in myself, and I managed my emotions very
well. Now I was never alone in this process of resiliency. The group I was with was going through the same exact feelings I was going through at that time. But by helping myself, I was also helping them and motivating them to get through the pain and the condition that their body was in. Helping someone else is one of the best ways to ensure your own path and achievement. It takes a great leader to realize that you had arisen above your fears and overcame a difficult situation. I know I did as such and I never regretted it to this day. If I had the opportunity to go through that again, I would.