Recipe For Me

So many things have happened in my life that have made me who I am today. There have been many bad, good, and confusing times in my existence that have come to shape me as a person. I chose to do a recipe book in order to convey the complexities in my life and to show how they have all come together in order to create my hectic life.

As a young child I was always very creative and imaginative. I loved to draw and many people had told me that I had a wild imagination. To me, my imagination is what defined my childhood. Whenever I think of my childhood I think of all of the wild and imaginative things that I had done. Whether it was drawing a crazy picture, creating my own board games, making fanatical videos with clay, or even occasionally writing, I always was busy doing something imaginative in order to express my creativity.

When I finally entered middle school, my creativity seemed to have disappeared along with all of my other identifiable qualities. Besides being outlandish at times I became a completely different person. During elementary school I was always very loud and obnoxious but when I entered middle school this all changed. I became very shy and reserved. I had hit a very awkward stage in my life where I started to become very self conscious of the way that I looked and acted. This insecurity has somewhat lessened but still follows me today.

In middle school my friendships began to strengthen. I had several very good friends both I n and out of school. While these friends often made my life difficult and confusing their actions greatly helped me grow as a person.

During both eighth and ninth grade I entered a period of mass confusion where everything around me was changing. I was very confused as to how to deal with these changes. Figuring out how to handle my life during these very difficult times truly helped me become a stronger person. I could now handle going through many things on my own without the help of others.

Along with these very confusing, awkward, and devastating moments came times of love, happiness, hatred towards those close to me, and numerous times of blindness. There were many times in my life where I simply did not see the harsh and honest truths that were staring right at me. Recognizing these truths deeply strengthened my character and helped me realize that I am a very strong and independent person.

Of course my life has been filled with many ups and downs, but these times in my life have molded me into the strong independent person that I am today. Throughout my life I have had many uncertainties when I just didn’t know what to do or who to turn to. Making my way through these life obstacles has made me an incredibly stronger person. Although I have made my way through many uncertain times in my life thus far, I know that there will be many more to come. I also know that I will overcome these obstacles and become an even stronger individual than I am today.