Jessica Welty 5/5/25 My Greatest Achievement Learning how to love myself would be my greatest and most important achievement I have and can keep giving to myself. Through the act of self love, I can understand who I am and who my ancestors were while blossoming as my own being. Throughout my years in public school, I was always considered the “weird” kid who loved to play alone and away from everyone else. I was a very selective child when it came to my friends. Even though I did not have any for a while there, it paved the road for me finding them. In that, they taught me true friendship and love; always including me in recess and lunch times, and not ever letting anyone speak or do harm to me. I am grateful for them because I learned how to care for myself even when they were not around, and I was able to comprehend being there for someone. As we grow older, friends move away or simply apart because of how our environments shape us as a person. Sometimes not for the best and we lose others whilst losing ourselves. It took me many years of being misunderstood and let down until it had finally clicked for me. I had enough of the fake and misguided love, and I yearned for that childhood friendship love to come back. I had to separate myself from everyone I knew and thought I loved. It was difficult because how do you tell someone “I simply cannot be your friend because our paths don’t align anymore.” I may have just needed time apart from them, but every time I went back, I would catch myself moving backwards instead of ahead as I was supposed to. Letting go was so much simpler as a child, but with growing up comes deep and big emotions that can sometimes get in the way of our logic. Letting go has been the scariest yet greatest lesson to learn. With many times comes bittersweet moments of saying goodbye to those we surely thought would be around until eternity. It is an act of self love to learn when and how to allow yourself to let go and embrace the changes life will bring. You never know what is around the corner. Also, Rejection is redirection. Much pain ache’s the heart when something does not go as planned in relation to those we love. It is frightening to never know where they may go or what they may do. Wishing them the best is ideal but telling them to stay could be just as easy. That is when discernment comes into play and helps along the way. I have taught myself when to walk away from any situation or relationship that does not grow with me. I cannot keep emptying my cup into another that will not try to stay filled. We need to have overflowing love for one another, or else our paths cannot align. I was a very big people pleaser as well, so I know how exhausting it can be to always give your one hundred and only get a fifty or thirty. I will not judge, but I will have to separate myself until we both learn to be one hundred with each other. I protect myself with these boundaries so that I don’t catch myself falling down the rabbit hole once more. I hope that I can teach others how to do the same for themselves. It is difficult in the world right now to care for yourself when so much is happening to others you know and loved ones. Constantly being targets because people refuse to understand why others flow the way they do. It makes no sense to me, so that is why I care for myself to deeply. I can proof to others that it can be accomplished as little or big it may be. You must always try. Self love has taken many years to develop, and it is so exciting to find out more ways in which it can be achieved. I am grateful for all my experiences because whether bad or good, I can learn and grow.

Animal care is pretty similar to our own human care. Monthly check ups and taking care of our bodies, but for animals they need a bit more help. That’s why I have decided to become a Veterinarian. Well, that’s one of my why’s, but I’ll get to the others later. As a child, I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to be or what I was going to do because I wanted to take part of everything my little heart desired. From becoming a singer to being the first female president, my mind has been on a nonstop roll to achieve all of my dreams. Recently, I was at a family and friends gathering in a little town called Rocksprings, Texas. We were celebrating a birthday and new year’s eve. There was talk going around about owning a ranch and building some type of community from it, similar to how Yellowstone was started in a way. I chimed in and asked about monthly payments and what would be raised there. We had talked about creating a garden and raising all types of livestock animals to live off of and show. The idea intrigued me. I have always wanted to own my own ranch with all the amenities and animals. People don’t know it, but that’s real rich; having a good set of friends and family with a ranch to build generational wealth upon. I thought about what I could do as far as help for the ranch. I was stumped. I knew a little about gardening, but wanted to do more. Later on, I decided to apply to PIMA Medical Institute and aimed for the Radiology Technician program. I passed all the tests for it, and just needed to get my classes. As I was waiting in the lobby, I noticed that they had just introduced a Veterinary Assistant Program (and Tech) not too long ago. I had no idea they even offered that until I saw the long timeline poster in the lobby. I knew right then and there that, that was what I really wanted and needed to do. I chose to switch into Vet Assistant, and now I am taking courses. I believe my judgement and soul steered me into the right direction. I wasn’t sure when the ranch was gonna happen, but I knew that this program would help me be of more help to family. I’m hoping to become a traveling Veterinarian for ranches in the Hill Country areas, similar to how Dr. Pol operates. It would be easier for me to learn, and I would be able to dive more into my creative side doing so. I hope that I do all I truly want to, and that I achieve not only this but much more as the years go by.