Today's prompt asks that you describe where or what you come from. The people, the places, and/or the factors that make up who you are.
I was born in the sweltering state of Arizona. My entire family has been there for as far back as everyone can remember. Growing up I was taught the importance of family, honesty, and self worth. Through elementary and middle school, I struggled to find myself. I molded into the friends I hung out with. I worried about what people thought of me, and had no self confidence whatsoever. And on top of all that, I didn't have that sensor that tells your brain what is and isn't okay to say to people. From kindergarten to eighth grade, I was with the same group of kids and I struggled to maintain relationships with any of them. My mom would always reassure me that if I was myself people would like me, but I didn't know how to be myself.
The summer before high school my family moved to a different part of town and I was going to attend a different high school that the rest of the kids I had grown up with. I HATED the thought of it. I didn't want to leave the people I had known since before I could even remember! On the first day of ninth grade, I ate lunch in the bathroom. I cried thinking about how the year would go. But before the day was out I ran into a girl I had met before and she invited me to eat with her the next day. We became fast friends. And I realized I got to have a fresh start. Meet new people and be who I wanted to be. It took me a couple years, but by my junior year, I had found myself. I knew who I wanted to be and gained the confidence to be that person no matter what any one else said.
Looking back at those years I feel all sorts of emotions. But I am grateful for all of them. The good and bad have molded me into the person I am today. While I am still progressing and have a lot of learning to do. I feel I have come a long way.
2 comments:
I love this! I would love to join in and do this! Thanks for sharing Erika!!
Your blog is so cute it kills me.
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