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Because I always want to have a smile on my face. Whether it is some action will lead to immediate gratification or a decision that will ultimately allow me to reach my goal, I actively make choices that I know will give me joy.

         One thing tha

I love to do various things and some things have a different reason why I do things; overall, I do what I do for me. I want to reach eternal happiness and this can only be reached by having a certain positive mentality.  Knowing that the outside affe

I was ten years old. My father suddenly woke me up during the dark, early hours of a school morning to tell me something important: I was no longer an only child; I now had a younger brother. I was overjoyed, but I noticed that my father’s facial exp

 As a child, I learned stories from the Bible in my religion class at school, and I never once questioned them.   I remember going to Sunday School every week and learning songs about Jesus.  Church on Sundays was a part of my family’s routine.  It w

My friend Mike and I had been best friends since I was eleven years old. Mike, who is one year older than me, graduated a year earlier than me. He got into his dream school, and after a happy but painful graduation, I wished him good luck in his new

When faced with a fork in the road, which road do you take? Since the very beginning I have be very indecisive. All my decisions as a child were made by my parents. Piano lessons, clothes I wear, shows I watch, games I play, etc. So many times it see

I am in college - a time for self-discovery. I often find myself stressed in self-exploration whether it is what major I am going to choose or the next step I will take after my days on campus. Despite all the questions I ask myself, one thing that i

I came into college with an attitude that I had to own at all-- all mostly implying studying. If I may say, I’m pretty good at studying and was considered pretty smart during high school (I made it into UCLA, didn’t I?). My parents were also aware of

Can you remember the last time you did anything perfect? For example, when was the last time you bowled or threw a perfect game? The last time I can honestly say I did something perfect was when I was in the 8^th grade. That was the year when I got st

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Hardwork

I do what I do because I’ve learned that if you want something you have to work for it. This has become clear to me through playing sports. Playing soccer since a young age I’ve faced different hardships throughout my career.

I don’t particularly like answering telephones. Clearly, I would not make the most eager receptionist. Yet, taking phone calls is what I do, seventy percent of the time, four hours a week. As part of Ronald Reagan Hospital’s newest batch of interns,

Damn helicopter parents to hell.

Did I excel in what I was pushed to do?

Yes.

Did I enjoy it?

 F*ck no.

I am here, a living, breathing human without feeling a reason for being. Trying to find out “who I am.” With a Dad who didn’t get into medical schoo

What if I had done that? Where would I be today? What could have been? These are questions that too many people ask themselves every day, and though no clear answer exists, the same questions seem to appear constantly as time goes by. Why not live li

It seems to me that much of the actions we choose and decisions we make are greatly influenced by societal and familial standards.  Like many people my age, I am a college student that has traveled through the twelve grades to get to where I am now a

Ever since the first day I laced up my cleats and took the pitch I have known that I would always have passion for the game. The game helps me escape from everything going on in my personal life and brings me to a happy place I never want to leave. T

When I was in sixth grade I was diagnosed with depression.  My body hurt, I had headaches every day, and even though I slept for hours I was always tired.  I went to at least ten different doctors and was poked and prodded until it seemed like there

I do what I do because I currently do not know what else to do. Honestly I’m just going with the flow right now, I have no actual direction.  I have recently come to the realization that my life is kind of mediocre. Yet I do not know how to make it h

When asked, “Why do I do what I do?” I immediately thought of my past of being a rebellious teenager. My breaking the rules, bad ass attitude got me into serious trouble with my parents, sport coaches, and sometimes the police. After doing something