Personal Narrative: More Than Pink
I have done a lot of things in my life that has taught me lessons. One of them is More Than Pink. More Than Pink is a summer program to inspire girls to stay true to themselves and live free from social stereotypes. I have participated in it for three years and I will be doing it again this summer. I believe people should accept themselves. A similar lesson was taught when I was disappointed in my body when I saw a thin fit person. I wanted to be like her, so on accident, I exercised too much. The next day, I was really sore and I hurt myself. I believe people shouldn't compare themselves to others. It affected me because now after going to More Than Pink (MTP), I like the way I look and I am stronger, physically and emotionally. It has
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I have realized to be the person I want to be, I need others to help me. If I found something about me I didn't like, I would try my hardest to fix it. When I would be on a three mile run, I would want to stop and give up. But the mentors (high schoolers and volunteers) would push me to the end and finish. Overall, teamwork is a big factor in becoming a better person. It has also affected me by my outlook on accepting my gifts. Some of my gifts include intelligence, love to read, faithful, like playing sports and with friends, indecisive, and more. I used to think I should keep changing myself till I am perfect. Then I realized that nobody or nothing is perfect. I try every day to make my gifts better. I practice being faithful and strengthening my relationships with my friends and family daily. I am the best person I can be. It has also affected me in another way. I think about other people doubt themselves. If everybody doubted themselves and based themselves off of others, the whole world wouldn't be satisfied with themselves and vthis world would be falling apart because nobody would be happy. Everyone would be sad and not one person would be confident in themselves. There is very few people that are confident in themselves and do a lot to maintain their look. I am happy that there is people in the world like that, that inspire others to love the way they
I have realized to be the person I want to be, I need others to help me. If I found something about me I didn't like, I would try my hardest to fix it. When I would be on a three mile run, I would want to stop and give up. But the mentors (high schoolers and volunteers) would push me to the end and finish. Overall, teamwork is a big factor in becoming a better person. It has also affected me by my outlook on accepting my gifts. Some of my gifts include intelligence, love to read, faithful, like playing sports and with friends, indecisive, and more. I used to think I should keep changing myself till I am perfect. Then I realized that nobody or nothing is perfect. I try every day to make my gifts better. I practice being faithful and strengthening my relationships with my friends and family daily. I am the best person I can be. It has also affected me in another way. I think about other people doubt themselves. If everybody doubted themselves and based themselves off of others, the whole world wouldn't be satisfied with themselves and vthis world would be falling apart because nobody would be happy. Everyone would be sad and not one person would be confident in themselves. There is very few people that are confident in themselves and do a lot to maintain their look. I am happy that there is people in the world like that, that inspire others to love the way they