I tried to get out of her class at first, but the office receptionist denied me access to speak with my counselor. Any creation of art class does not sit well with me because I am not skilled in that area. I still draw birds as distorted "V" shapes alike many elementary school students. Having an appreciation for art as the viewer differs from creating it. Senior year, Ms. Sinohuiz's ceramics class I was forced to take the class and participate in the making of pottery. Every single thing came out bad and people only complimented my pieces for how “weird” they looked. I have never been good with my hands so I like to leave it to the professionals. All semester long I f just experimented with random colors and different techniques. None of the assignments really meant anything to me until one of the last projects of the year. We had to make a Native American inspired pot that included symbols that told a story about family history. I approached this assignment more thoughtfully and was inspired to run with it creatively to get my favorite piece of art. The base of this pot is crooked and badly constructed, but the beauty of it has nothing to do with aesthetic. I could not wait to show my family my pot because it was the becoming tale of our family. My family members that missed my annoyingly long announcement about what I made at school thought it was store bought and put it on a bookcase in our living room, starting a whole shrine of everything I made in ceramics class. That one pot made my family acknowledge the smallest speck of my highschool career, but I will always appreciate how it made me take over my living room.

Google's definition of fear is described as,"an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat." Becoming successful in itself will not hurt you, it is not dangerous. The fear that stops people from reaching success is the real oppressor. There are lots of moments in my life that I can recall where I let people or obstacles make me feel small and fearful. It took a lot of inner work and exploring my self identity to understand that I do not have to belittle myself, instead I have to maximize myself. Outside of everyone's comfort zone is making the leap to the unknown, which has zero limitations. I was wrong to give power to my anxiety that tells me," I can not do that" or "I am not good enough". Applying to colleges and universities to pursue a four year degree to me, was one of the scariest thoughts. My imagination took me to places of accomplishment and victory that fear was going to hold me back from in reality. Here I am a 2022 graduate planning to do exactly what my fears were trying to deter me from. I am enough. I can do it.

Google's definition of fear is described as,"an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat." Becoming successful in itself will not hurt you, it is not dangerous. The fear that stops people from reaching success is the real oppressor. There are lots of moments in my life that I can recall where I let people or obstacles make me feel small and fearful. It took a lot of inner work and exploring my self identity to understand that I do not have to belittle myself, instead I have to maximize myself. Outside of everyone's comfort zone is making the leap to the unknown, which has zero limitations. I was wrong to give power to my anxiety that tells me," I can not do that" or "I am not good enough". Applying to colleges and universities to pursue a four year degree to me, was one of the scariest thoughts. My imagination took me to places of accomplishment and victory that fear was going to hold me back from in reality. Here I am a 2022 graduate planning to do exactly what my fears were trying to deter me from. I am enough. I can do it.

Google's definition of fear is described as,"an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat." Becoming successful in itself will not hurt you, it is not dangerous. The fear that stops people from reaching success is the real oppressor. There are lots of moments in my life that I can recall where I let people or obstacles make me feel small and fearful. It took a lot of inner work and exploring my self identity to understand that I do not have to belittle myself, instead I have to maximize myself. Outside of everyone's comfort zone is making the leap to the unknown, which has zero limitations. I was wrong to give power to my anxiety that tells me," I can not do that" or "I am not good enough". Applying to colleges and universities to pursue a four year degree to me, was one of the scariest thoughts. My imagination took me to places of accomplishment and victory that fear was going to hold me back from in reality. Here I am a 2022 graduate planning to do exactly what my fears were trying to deter me from. I am enough. I can do it.

Google's definition of fear is described as,"an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat." Becoming successful in itself will not hurt you, it is not dangerous. The fear that stops people from reaching success is the real oppressor. There are lots of moments in my life that I can recall where I let people or obstacles make me feel small and fearful. It took a lot of inner work and exploring my self identity to understand that I do not have to belittle myself, instead I have to maximize myself. Outside of everyone's comfort zone is making the leap to the unknown, which has zero limitations. I was wrong to give power to my anxiety that tells me," I can not do that" or "I am not good enough". Applying to colleges and universities to pursue a four year degree to me, was one of the scariest thoughts. My imagination took me to places of accomplishment and victory that fear was going to hold me back from in reality. Here I am a 2022 graduate planning to do exactly what my fears were trying to deter me from. I am enough. I can do it.

Google's definition of fear is described as,"an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat." Becoming successful in itself will not hurt you, it is not dangerous. The fear that stops people from reaching success is the real oppressor. There are lots of moments in my life that I can recall where I let people or obstacles make me feel small and fearful. It took a lot of inner work and exploring my self identity to understand that I do not have to belittle myself, instead I have to maximize myself. Outside of everyone's comfort zone is making the leap to the unknown, which has zero limitations. I was wrong to give power to my anxiety that tells me," I can not do that" or "I am not good enough". Applying to colleges and universities to pursue a four year degree to me, was one of the scariest thoughts. My imagination took me to places of accomplishment and victory that fear was going to hold me back from in reality. Here I am a 2022 graduate planning to do exactly what my fears were trying to deter me from. I am enough. I can do it.