Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud and how does it relate to the person you are?
Again, a very rough draft... Any reviews are would be great! Thanks guys and have a Happy Thanksgiving :)
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Many people participate in activities that keep them grounded. Cross country has athletes pushing forward, swim has their own cutting through water. When I joined colorguard my sophomore year, I was given the chance to cut through air. Colorguard utilizes flags, rifles and sabres as extensions of their own bodies to fly through the air and come crashing down. Before this activity, I led a sedentary life, and when I first started, my entire being was overwhelmed. It was difficult, and my body was not used to the pain that I was forcing it to take. Mentally, my mind couldn't keep up with the high demand of focus that my team members expected of me. However, spending 10 months of the year with the same group of people who have the same goals and interests as you do, makes you a part of something bigger than yourself. I began to change, and I was no longer working for myself, but for the greater good of the program.
Due to the fact that I wasn't the greatest spinner, I had to work harder than all of the other members on the team. I remember hot summer days, sweat literally dripping off my chin, trying to get a toss around the right way. My right hand was convulsing due to exhaustion, and I was cussing up a storm, because I just could not do it correctly. I wasn't competing with anyone but myself, and I was thinking of what would happen to the team if I did not fulfill my personal responsibilities. When I finally did toss that perfect triple, quad, five... it was like a breath of fresh air, the most liberating feeling in the world. "Pushing through" is something we're told constantly. At 5 in the morning, at 9 at night, it is easy to complain about not wanting to be there. However, it takes maturity to look past your fatigue and continue what you do, simply because you love doing it. Personally, I believe it was these moments that meant the most to my growth in this activity. In these sessions of near-breakdown, I learned the values of perseverance and determination.
I'm glad that I can look back on those times and smile at how weak I was before. Weak in my technique and skills for colorguard, and weak mentally, physically, and emotionally for life in general. I now know, that if I can get through a seven-minute show, a three hour rehearsal, or a twelve-hour competition day with a smile on my face, I can do the same with life.
Again, a very rough draft... Any reviews are would be great! Thanks guys and have a Happy Thanksgiving :)
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Many people participate in activities that keep them grounded. Cross country has athletes pushing forward, swim has their own cutting through water. When I joined colorguard my sophomore year, I was given the chance to cut through air. Colorguard utilizes flags, rifles and sabres as extensions of their own bodies to fly through the air and come crashing down. Before this activity, I led a sedentary life, and when I first started, my entire being was overwhelmed. It was difficult, and my body was not used to the pain that I was forcing it to take. Mentally, my mind couldn't keep up with the high demand of focus that my team members expected of me. However, spending 10 months of the year with the same group of people who have the same goals and interests as you do, makes you a part of something bigger than yourself. I began to change, and I was no longer working for myself, but for the greater good of the program.
Due to the fact that I wasn't the greatest spinner, I had to work harder than all of the other members on the team. I remember hot summer days, sweat literally dripping off my chin, trying to get a toss around the right way. My right hand was convulsing due to exhaustion, and I was cussing up a storm, because I just could not do it correctly. I wasn't competing with anyone but myself, and I was thinking of what would happen to the team if I did not fulfill my personal responsibilities. When I finally did toss that perfect triple, quad, five... it was like a breath of fresh air, the most liberating feeling in the world. "Pushing through" is something we're told constantly. At 5 in the morning, at 9 at night, it is easy to complain about not wanting to be there. However, it takes maturity to look past your fatigue and continue what you do, simply because you love doing it. Personally, I believe it was these moments that meant the most to my growth in this activity. In these sessions of near-breakdown, I learned the values of perseverance and determination.
I'm glad that I can look back on those times and smile at how weak I was before. Weak in my technique and skills for colorguard, and weak mentally, physically, and emotionally for life in general. I now know, that if I can get through a seven-minute show, a three hour rehearsal, or a twelve-hour competition day with a smile on my face, I can do the same with life.