Yeah!!!! Touchdown!!!! The crowd is cheering....I look around and find no one that I personally know. Wow!! I have achieved my personal touchdown and the cheers are for me. My name is called and I am on a high like nothing I have ever felt. I am a winner!!! In my eyes, of course....
I have just graduated and I scan the crowd and I see my mom wave her little hand sheepishly, just enough for me to see that she is cheering for me and 'in my corner'. I smile from ear to ear and that was the last time I was ever able to smile as the facial nerve was sacrified. My moment was not stolen, it was captured and I have the photograph to prove it. That great milestone in my life was one of gratitute and honor as I stood there I had flashbacks of my journey to get to where I was standing.
School was torture, once I was given a double promotion and skipped grades, won a SA writing competition, moved schools and was abused, further studied with physical pain only to find out that it was near impossible for soemone with a tumor at the base of her skull to study or live a productive live. This tumor was growing, while I had a life of my own. I did not want to be looked down at, as I had to claim my personal achievements. I remained focused. I grew spiritually and in tune with myself, mind and body.
My mom's face showed me that I can do anything, and that we never choose our family but make the best of what we have. I know the value of family and treasure each one of them therefore I am proud to be apart of their fold. They have been my motivation and encouragement even when they don't mean to. My winning formular is perseverance, determination, hard work and total dedication for fulfilling my dreams.
Find your winning formular to have the biggest cheer for you. Whatever your path, don't loose your attitude that will define you.
I have just graduated and I scan the crowd and I see my mom wave her little hand sheepishly, just enough for me to see that she is cheering for me and 'in my corner'. I smile from ear to ear and that was the last time I was ever able to smile as the facial nerve was sacrified. My moment was not stolen, it was captured and I have the photograph to prove it. That great milestone in my life was one of gratitute and honor as I stood there I had flashbacks of my journey to get to where I was standing.
School was torture, once I was given a double promotion and skipped grades, won a SA writing competition, moved schools and was abused, further studied with physical pain only to find out that it was near impossible for soemone with a tumor at the base of her skull to study or live a productive live. This tumor was growing, while I had a life of my own. I did not want to be looked down at, as I had to claim my personal achievements. I remained focused. I grew spiritually and in tune with myself, mind and body.
My mom's face showed me that I can do anything, and that we never choose our family but make the best of what we have. I know the value of family and treasure each one of them therefore I am proud to be apart of their fold. They have been my motivation and encouragement even when they don't mean to. My winning formular is perseverance, determination, hard work and total dedication for fulfilling my dreams.
Find your winning formular to have the biggest cheer for you. Whatever your path, don't loose your attitude that will define you.
