As the Editor-in-Chief for Online Newspaper, I have so much to be thankful for. From the laughs I share with my fellow staffers, to the interesting pieces I get to review, everyday is fun-filled, and a learning experience. I had never thought I would be in this position a year ago, as I had my heart set on a completely different career path, so it’s fun to think about all the ways I have taken the opportunity to really find myself by giving every opportunity a chance.
For about a decade, I held the ambitions of going into the field of education since I always loved school and looked up to my teachers, studying their style and methods as if it were an art form. I am grateful for the amazing teachers I’ve had throughout my high school career to guide me towards what it is I genuinely want to pursue.
I realize the irony, because I learned that in the end, I was not born to teach given all that I learned from my teachers in high school. Though my respect and appreciation for teachers hasn’t changed in the slightest, my aspirations towards being one has, simply because I realized from the encouragement of them and my peers around me that though education is a great field that people enter from the bottom of their hearts, when it comes down to what I desire at the end of the day, writing is the destiny that awaits me.
I am grateful for the unpredictability and development that I have gone through in high school. The different environments and experiences have given me a taste of what it’s going to be like out there in the real world as the writer I hope to be. I am grateful for the critics I have been given and other personalities that clash with mine, because no matter where I go or what I do to be a mold of clay that adapts to every person and scenario, in the workplace, there will always be setbacks and bumps in the road that tell me not all problems and confrontations can be avoided, and even though I may not always appreciate them in the moment, they add up into these lessons I learn over time that help me be more wise and strategic in the decisions I make daily.
This is why I have the utmost respect for writing. It has been my friend, therapist and first resort when I don’t know what else to fall back on in times of confusion, frustration, and even for the smallest of victories. I am grateful for giving writing a real shot because, when I put time and effort into my relationship with the pen and paper, it rewards me in return. It opens up doors towards my future and fulfills me in life.
I also am grateful for all of my beloved family that unconditionally enjoys their time with me, and even read my writings each time I ask them to, appreciating my eccentric self that even I took a while to understand.
I appreciate my freedoms, my friends, my feelings; I live in what is meant to be the best generation and time to be alive. I am lucky to see and breathe in the world around me, because it is a gift I am given each day. I appreciate each detail of my life because they all serve their purpose and allow me to accept myself in every way.
