love begins accepting who you are

How do you make life matter? Coronavirus is one of the latest topics we all have heard continuously; I used these days to meditate this situation that is going on around the world. The pandemic virus is something serious that we need to take care of. I have heard that the main people at risk to contract the virus are people with respiratory diseases, older adults, and people with a low immune system. My life is not at a high risk of getting COVID-19; nevertheless, my mom is in her 50s, and she has diabetes. People with diabetes tend to have a low immune system; thus, they are more prone to come down with COVID-19. My mom is my everything, so I have to take care of myself and act responsibly in order to protect my mother. What is life’s value for you? Most of the time, we do not recognize the significance it has the fact to be alive. There are people that at dinner prefer to be on the cellphone than interacting with their family; and, there are people that live apart from their familie...

Mushfaking is something that everyone has committed once in their lives. I have been raised with good values at home; my mom always told me to say the truth at any time, under any circumstances. Sometimes life forces you to tell lies in order to obtain what you need. I have to admit that about two years ago I mushfaked at my interview in order to get the job. I remember that two years ago my family was passing through financial problems, and I was desperate to help my parents to bring more money home. I am a full-time student so my parents had never let me work before, but I could not stay at home and do nothing but just watching my parents working extra hours to be able to pay the bills. I decided to apply for a part-time job so I could help a little bit with the spences. I submitted my applications to work at a couple of retail stores, restaurants, and coffee shops. One day I received a call, the Walmart's manager was calling because of my application, she was interested in me w...

College might be difficult at first if you do not have an idea of what you want to be in the future. Choosing the right career is everything because what if you choose wrong? I remember my first year in college, it was a mess. I was totally lost because I was not sure what career to choose. Once I decided, my pathway came clearly and easy to continue. In my first year of college,  I suffered stress and anxiety, but I could prevent that if I have known the following tips before. 1)  Don’t procrastinate. I have learned to organize my time because of the bad experiences I have passed before. I used to be the typical student that leaves everything to do for the last minute, however, because of that, I once suffered from health conditions. From then to now,  I buy a new agenda each semester so I can organize my chores. 2) Ask for help. I am a shy person, so I hate asking for help because I am afraid of making errors and that others would make fun of me. In college, I le...

I am from the southwest door of Cali.  From the most visited border from the neighbor country. From a small city covered with bright lights at night.  I am from Tijuana, a nice destination to have some fun.  I am from where I spent my infancy and puberty.  From where I formed my attitude and personality.  I am fearless  Life has taught me not to be afraid of changes.   I am  opportunistic I left my homeland to move to San Diego for a better life. I am confidence I truly believe in myself and dare to achieve my dreams.  I am continually changing because life is a process. Analysis Writing this poem was kind of hard for me because I have no creativity, so of course, I read the mentor's poem a couple of times to get an idea of how to organize mine. After reading Lyon's poem, I decided to follow her poem's structure. I noticed that in every stanza she describes something from where she is from. I wanted to ex...

 Self-acceptance is tough to achieve because of what social media is constantly exposing. The ideal model social media shows is a curvy but skinny woman who is mostly full of plastic surgeries. Me as a woman, I felt the pressure that I will never be that beautiful unless I put myself under risky diets or surgeries, however, one day I decided to change, so I went to therapy.  I attended to the psychologist for a certain period of time. It took me about two long years to assimilate that beauty comes in different sizes, different heights, skin tones, and nationalities. I began my journey of acceptance by taking care of my mental health, later I started to exercise and lastly, I adopted a proper diet. In one year I achieved to lose 26 pounds and gained thousands of self-confidence. This picture shows at its fullest how happy I am now.