They say if you love something then you should set it free. That is exactly what I did with softball and me. I invested so much time‚ effort‚ and money into the sport but what was I getting in return? Oh yeah‚ constant nagging‚ a ton of lies with a side of attitude‚ and having to regenerate a new set of lungs after every practice due to the excessive amount of running. Despite wanting to shoot myself during practice‚ I did take some valuable lessons away from playing softball. I started playing
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My father inspired me to step into a world outside of my comfort zone. Terrified of being in large crowds‚ I discovered that fitting in with different people would be impossible for me. As a result‚ my regular life unexpectedly changed by the time I became a junior. With the recent news of racial violence‚ such as the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown‚ I felt discomfort from being around my classmates almost every day. I chose to not have someone worry about how I feared being around them
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narratives that really applied to me and my life. Honestly‚ it seemed as if a lot of the stories could apply to me in some way‚ shape or form. However‚ there is a passage that has really hit close to home and spoke straight to the heart. I have pondered on this so much lately. I have heard this passage time and time again over the past several weeks. Deuteronomy chapter 8 simply states Remember the Lord your God. Reading this passage‚ I was in awe at how this applied to me so deeply. I believe it applies
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Home is a term that is used throughout the world as the place where one lives. Is this really what home means? In looking deeper at what the word really means‚ many interpretations become apparent. Another word that sometimes is confused with home is the word house. A house is the actual building where a person lives‚ whereas a home is more personal. The dictionary defines the word home as the place in which one’s domestic affections are centered (Scott‚ Foresman Advanced Dictionary p.528). A house
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Cross country means a lot to me. I have a lot of crazy memories from cross country and I’m only half way through high school. Cross country has meant the most to me because it is fun‚ builds character‚ and gets me in shape. Cross country has meant the most because it is very fun. We have a lot of fun and different practices. For conditioning week we do some fun activities‚ Like we do a scavenger hunt by running around town taking pictures of the landmarks from the clues. Also we run our respective
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Psalm 8‚ it reminds me of God’s majesty and how the significance of my life will be measured by my relationship with God. The second thing it reminds me of is‚ when I live in the light of God‚ I will better understand the purpose of my life and where I fit into His plan. If I live my life for Him‚ my life will take on the meaning He intended. I am a small part of this large world‚ but God has a plan. To live the life which He has envisioned for me‚ this Psalm encourages” me to do to a couple of
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Each person that I have known has taught me something‚ but a significant amount of what I have learnt and implemented has come from my mom. The fact that my mom has had the greatest influence on me is simply because she is the person who has taught me to be responsible for myself‚ something which has also helped me to discover who I really am. Her sense of independence is an aspect that has had a profound effect on me; I believe that independence opens up many opportunities because it requires that
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harvestable crops. I have several symbols that are sacred to me including‚ many types of livestock‚ the crane‚ and various flowers. Along with being commonly known as the goddess of harvest and grain‚ I am known as the goddess of the cycle of life/death‚ sacred law‚ and fertility. Lucky Zeus‚ my masculine brother‚ and I‚ gave birth and had a glorious daughter‚ named Persephone. Persephone‚ is the goddess of Spring‚ and is worshipped right alongside me‚ her mother. Persephone‚ was a young‚ beautiful virgin
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For me I have a memorial stone‚ and that for me would be my cleats. My cleats are the Nike Hypervenom Phelon II. They help me define myself on the pitch‚ or the field. On the back of the left shoe‚ near the heel‚ I have a small‚ black cross in sharpie. The reason I do this is because whenever I do anything I need to remember God. It is a reminder of my bible verse Philippians 4:2‚ “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” The cleats are my memorial stone not because they helped me beat
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What Courage Leads To There is this simple saying; be your own superhero. Throughout a persons life‚ he will face many obstacles and some he will overcome‚ while others he may not. A person creates many relationships with others‚ some people will love and accept him for who he is‚ others will not. Often‚ one will not know why his peers do not like him‚ or if they even have a motif to. At the end of the day‚ it is how a person carries himself‚ and what he does about it that makes him a stronger
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