Place of Mind

Everyday it’s a blessing to wake up and live you life. Life may be difficult, easy, stressful etc… but people need to take advantage of opportunities that we get to have just by being here. From a young age we are shown to follow a routine, we go and wake up, go to school, work (at the right age) and we do this as a cycle for a long time. Some people it comes naturally to and life in a way just seems easier for them, others mabe be easily distracted which makes their lives a bit harder. What we are thought are going to reflects on us in the future, the goals we set, the way we see the world around us is at a young age. Where we grow up and call a home is where we feel the most safe. A neighborhood where the folks know each other, close friends and everything just feels right. The household where you fight with your siblings, family members but also where you show love, and memories are made with each other in the place you grew up in. People who came to your house and you simply just made quality memories with and you were just happy. There is no place like home is a perfect saying. Home is where you grow up, home is where you feel secure and safe.

In one of the pictures it’s my youngest sister of 3 siblings, she is standing next to a manikin. She was 6 years old and we were very close. I’ve always been real good with young kids because I always acted like I was one of them. I’d still be responsible trust me, I changed her diaper when she was young and I took care of her a lot. We were close, but as we both grew older we parted ways. I wish she stayed the same age forever, she used to be so cute and adorable but now she's 12 years old and she now hangs out more with my 17 year old sister because she thinks her brother is a goofball. Even though we aren’t as close, I still remember the memories we had as kids, and those memories are something that I never want to forget. As we grow older, I want nothing but the best for her, and I want to show her that I can be a role model or someone she can talk to or even look up too. Being the oldest, I have to do my best so she follows my footsteps and does the best for herself.

As I start to workout, I never really seem to focus on anyone else by myself. When I am in the middle of a set or rep, I am focusing on my form, my position and making sure I am doing everything the right way so that I don’t cheat myself and so that I can have a good workout. I never really think of what others looking at me while I workout say, are they thinning to themselves, “is he doing it wrong?”, “he's going way too fast” etc… There is so much that people are messing out on, since we are mainly focusing on one thing but their may be others thinking a completely something else. So much change by just looking around, things you didn’t ever think of, it’s a whole different place when you truly open up your eyes.

After a stressful day of work or school, right across the street from my house is a nice and big basketball court. It’s beautiful outside, the court is packed with other basketball players and I can just walk across the street pick up some teammates and play some basketball. All my stress, fear everything gone for a few hours, I get to shoot the ball, play with friends, and just have fun. Same goes with the soccer field, I get a huge relief when I get to play sports that I grew up playing, I feel like I am a kid and don’t have to worry about adult things until after I am done.

Friendships are very important to people. When my friends and I are bored we like to hang out with each other as much as we can. We tend to go to my house because it’s where we have the most fun. I have a pool and foosball table and we always have a blast playing them. We have been doing this for years and have created so many memories and still continue to do so. When we first got the game here sort of setup I never really thought of it as a hangout place for my friends and I but as the years passed by, this game room has made my friendships stronger than I could ever imagine. Friends help us get through life easier, a close friend of mine who I have been friends since 7th grade took this picture when we graduated Liberty Jr. High. It shows us and how happy we were to graduate and happy that we were friends. Looking at this picture now it shows how happy someone could be with a friendship and how life could really feel meaningful because you get to spend it with people that you care about. I past by this Police station everyday on my way to school, and in a way it will pay a big role in my life. As I get older and continue to work on my career, I’d like to become homeland security but start of in a Police station to gain experience. I never really thought of my future self when passing by the station but ever since i’ve been viewing my surroundings heavily I’ve noticed so much that I didn't even recognize a few days ago. As I start to think to myself, “this may be me working here one day” it’s really a good feeling that one day in the future I can start the job that I want and really enjoy working for something that has such a huge impact on people and the city.

We all go through a day to day basics and we don’t really focus on the things around us. We see what we want to see but there is always more behind it. If we open our eyes and look around we can see the world completely differently. The places that I see everyday, they make me the person that I am today. They impact my life a way that I never even realized before looking deeply into it. They impact me because it’s what I see everyday and will continue to see day to day. After talking about the gym, basketball court, game room, my home and friendship and realizing the deeper meaning behind it all really showed me not to ever take these sort of things for granted, it’s what shapes us to be the people we are. Looking deeply into things may open up your eyes for the better but it may also ruin something that you once thought was enjoyable for you. Sometimes leaving things the way that they are is the best solution.