When I was shot, I had been attending the College of the Desert, a two-year course in which I was on track to graduate at the top of my class. When it comes to education I have always valued getting good grades highly and my plans had been to be accepted into a National Honor […]
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Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” In life you find what you seek and if you pursue excuses for your failures, or seek reasons for why you cannot succeed, you will never find solutions to the challenges that are holding you back. […]
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From the minutes came out of the coma I immediately realized that I had to do something that previously I did not think was possible. I had to believe in myself and my process I envisioned to make a full recovery. I could have the best surgeons, therapists, and team of doctors behind me, however, […]
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I was once in a critical thinking course, mandatory per my communication major and the professor had the students of the class to think about a time when we were manipulated by others due to our lack of critical thinking skills. My professor instructed the class to first read an article, in the paragraph below, […]
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I told my mom, “I think I am going to drop my math class.” I had just finished my first quarter at college since my brain injury, and I had an anxiety attack about the next term that was starting only one week later. I registered for critical thinking and math classes over this […]
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I was getting transferred to my second hospital, which was seven hours away, and I was told that the transport vehicle was going to be a luxury RV, which sounded great considering I was on a rotation of twenty-two pain medications, off life support for a week, and it was 122 degrees outside. Upon being […]
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There Are No Shortcuts Colin Powell said, “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” Everybody has unfortunate circumstances, problems, and when my turn came, I accepted it, because hardship is part of life. With that being said, it is not your problems that matter; […]
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Many people have dreams and aspirations in life however, they lose touch of what they really wanted for their life when adversity strikes. They set their desires aside, forget that they are the captain of their ship, and ultimately lose confidence in our hopeful future for themselves. Being optimistic, and looking for solutions instead of […]
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Chris Rock said, “I have had horrible cars, because I never had money, so I’d always end up broken down on the highway. When I stood there trying to flag someone down, nobody stopped. But when I pushed my own car, other drivers would get out and push with me. If you want help, help […]
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I do not remember the night that changed my life. I do not recall two passengers getting into the back seat of my car. I cannot remember where I was meant to be taking them. I cannot fathom how far along that journey we got. I could not tell you whether I mistook the […]
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