The one thing that has helped during our time of writing in this class is peer review. It let me see how my peers expect work to be done. Any kind of feedback back I got made me think more about what I can do to fix that problem. If there is anyway I can apply that and make it even better. Me reading other people papers also helped me with this as well. It made me see the style that others write in.

NARROW LANE L.A

Rushed things are incomplete and messy. Having patience is the best thing one can ask for in this world. The only way I cope is by understanding that if it is meant for me, it will reach me at a better time than I could have imagined. I have learned that patience and effort was all I needed to carry out my dreams. Opening my eyes to those around me helped me with understanding what they think of me. Along this I learned that other’s opinions are not my concern and putting me down is to make them happy.

                         Not given up got me to where I am today. No matter what happens never give up and try to carry out what it is that I dream of, that is the mindset that keeps me going. So, when I focused on my self and not others it caused a shift in how they act towards me. I used to care so much about other’s views on me that I did not focus on my self and what is good for me. Being accepted and trying to fit in was all I cared about in middle school. An award ceremony one day made me realize smart people gets attention the good kind. So, I made my circle small and started to acknowledge those who cared about what I want and not what they want. I worked on myself and my grades. This made me realize the lesson for me was patience and realization. Realizing that putting in effort in what I wanted was crucial to how I want to be seen.

                     My mother once told me not all advice is good and not all is bad. I cared for others’ opinions and what they will view me as. Advice always came to me from different people’s views on my life. I once got advice from a friend on how to deal with another friend. She told me the other friend was unreal. So, I lost two friends based on hearsay and jealousy. I saw myself as a fool who could not even take care of themselves. I opened my eyes to the power of reading people. In this world the best power is being able to read your surroundings and those around them. Everyone around me was their own person and I was a background figure that could moved around like nothing.

                  There was a time in my life where I was sad and depressed. But that was because I cared about the words of my family. Growing up in an African household showed how weight is a major issue. I was never overweight, but I was never small either. Being bigger than everyone else around me showed me how words can truly hurt me deep down. At first, I never cared but as they kept on going it got worse. I gained a eating disorder because of other words and was hurt truly deep down. I knew no one cared so the only way I can deal with this was alone. I knew I had to lose Weight, but I wanted to do it my way and happily. So, I blocked everyone’s words and just muted them. I did not really look for approval from others. All I wanted was my own health to be good and for me to be mentally stable.

           I have seen and been through many things in this life. There are many more to come. I do not know what is in my future and what is to come. But if I can read those around me then I can keep good influence around me. If I can block other people’s words and what they think of me then I can do anything I want with an open mind. Having a plan in life is what’s always going to show you what ahead. So, take the lessons and use them.