My Mission Statement

When I was little I wanted to be a bird, well specifically an Eagle. I am not sure where my infatuation with Eagles started but for as long as I can remember I carried around a little plastic bendy Eagle pretending to fly with it. I thought that if I was an Eagle that I could go where ever I wanted, whenever I wanted and that no one could touch me. Well now that I am ten years older not much has changed. I do want to be an independent explorer. I still want to go where ever I want whenever I want. I want to see and experience the world that I have read about in so many books. I want to step outside my comfort zone and change the boundaries of awesome. I want to redefine my life. I want to inspire others. I want to find happiness in everything I do. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, I want to take one of those pictures. When I am gone I hope that I have written a book, published a picture in National Geographic, produced a movie, found love, and made a family to share me life with everyday. I want to suck every drop of marrow out of life.

Identity

     My great uncle Jack has contributed to my identity through our time together. I only had a brief time with him that I can remember. I can remember my mom making me go to see him every week and always dreading the visit. Until one day when he started to tell me about his past. My uncle was a child of the Depression, fought through World War II and faced the discrimination of being homosexual in America. The most important thing that my uncle taught me during our visits is that "nothing worth having comes easily" and "never give up on someone because they may really need you."

     My faith has shaped my identity through my belief in God and my trust for Him. It has lead me to try new things and reach out to others that I would not usually interact with. This year I have made many new friends through my openness.
     My cousin, Katie have helped create my identity through her everyday support. She is my savior. When ever I need her, she is there for me encouraging and reassuring me that no matter if I fall on my face or win the biggest award she will be there to pick me up or cheer me on. And knowing that feels like the greatest thing in the world.
     A quote from The Great Gatsby truly displays how I want to continue living my life always continuing to mold and form my identity because "to-morrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . . And one fine morning-- so we beat on. Boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." My identity is always evolving and growing with me through the people I meet and the choices I make. I cannot wait to surpass my potential because the road I take will be the one never been travelled. . .